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Dorsal defect on a multi-partite patella: imaging findings

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Coincidence of dorsal defect on a multipartite patella constitutes a rare cause of anterior knee pain in the first decades of life. Imaging findings of this uncommon symptomatic skeletal variant are discussed, with emphasis on MR features.

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  1. Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge, Centre de Ressonància Magnètica, Hospital Joan XXIII, Carrer Doctor Mallafrè Guasch, 4, 43007 Tarragona, Spain, Spain

    J. Mellado, E. Salvadó, A. Ramos, A. Camins & A. Saurí

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Mellado, J., Salvadó, E., Ramos, A. et al. Dorsal defect on a multi-partite patella: imaging findings. Eur Radiol 11, 1136–1139 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300000724

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