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Case Reports
. 1983 Sep:(178):207-9.

Bilateral patellar fractures from indirect trauma. A case report

F Hensal, T Nelson, H Pavlov, J S Torg
  • PMID: 6883852
Case Reports

Bilateral patellar fractures from indirect trauma. A case report

F Hensal et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1983 Sep.

Abstract

Bilateral simultaneous fractures of the patella occurred in a 17-year-old basketball player. This rare occurrence is, for the first time, linked to apparent stress reactions in each patella.

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