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Patellar Tendon Ossification or Reformation of Patella after Partial Patellectomy? A Case Report

1Bone and Joint Surgery Hospital, Barzalla, Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, India


Global Journal of Surgery. 2014, Vol. 2 No. 1, 16-18
DOI: 10.12691/js-2-1-5
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education Publishing

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Mohammad Mussa, Rafiq Bhat, Mohammad Yasin, Nasir Muzaffar. Patellar Tendon Ossification or Reformation of Patella after Partial Patellectomy? A Case Report. Global Journal of Surgery. 2014; 2(1):16-18. doi: 10.12691/js-2-1-5.

Correspondence to: Nasir  Muzaffar, Bone and Joint Surgery Hospital, Barzalla, Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, India. Email: drnasir@in.com

Abstract

We present a curious case of spontaneous reformation of patella/patellar tendon ossification after partial patellectomy. This is a very rare pathology that has been reported as a complication after sleeve fractures of the tibial tuberosity, total patellectomy during total knee arthroplasty, intramedullary nailing of tibial fractures, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft and knee injury without fracture. Patellar tendon ossification after partial patellectomy has been reported just once in literature. We present the second one of this nature. The patellar tendon ossification resembled a reformation of the patella and could easily be mistaken for an inadequate removal of the patellar remnant.

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