Presentation
Bilateral knee pain
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Multipartite patella
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Anteroposterior radiograph depicts well-corticated ossicles contiguous with the superolateral patellae borders. There are tripartite and bipartite patellae on the right and left respectively.
Case Discussion
Multipartite patella is a congenital normal variant pathology due to failure of fusion during development. The well rounded edges of the unfused fragments excludes a patella fracture.
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