Case report
A double patella-like condition secondary to synovial osteochondromatosis
Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology 2012, 4:31 doi:10.1186/1758-2555-4-31
Published: 3 September 2012Abstract
To our knowledge, this is the first case of synovial osteochondromatosis in a patient presenting with a double patella-like condition. The true duplication of the patella, which is called double patella, is extremely rare. In our case, the operative and histopathological findings showed that the double patella-like condition was secondarily induced by synovial osteochondromatosis. Synovial osteochondromatosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis for congenital double patella.
