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Case Reports
. 1995 Apr;24(3):211-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00228927.

Simultaneous avulsion of patellar apexes bilaterally in a hemodialysis patient

T Munakata  1 , J Nishida, T Shimamura, S Ichinohe, M Abe, S Ehara
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Case Reports

Simultaneous avulsion of patellar apexes bilaterally in a hemodialysis patient

T Munakata et al. Skeletal Radiol. 1995 Apr.

Abstract

A case of simultaneous bilateral avulsion of the patellar apexes is reported. Plain radiography showed bilateral patella alta, but MR imaging was diagnostic. Weakness of the tendo-osseous junction due to secondary hyperparathyroidism and additional chronic inflammatory changes due to repeated microtrauma were considered to be the cause of the rupture.

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