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17490883

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
The fabella is a sesamoid bone that can very occasionally act as a source of atypical knee pain, often mistaken for a more common cause of clinical symptoms, such as an intra-articular loose body or an osteophyte. We report a case of symptomatic dislocation of an osteoarthritic, enlarged fabella, 4 years after total excision of the patella for a comminuted fracture, that was primarily overlooked and led to repeated diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee. A thorough history and physical examination of the joint as well as appropriate roentgenographic studies could have spared this patient an unnecessary arthroscopy and indicated the correct therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0968-0160
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
330-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Dislocation of an enlarged fabella as uncommon cause of knee pain: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, Via Longoni, 83, 00155 Rome, Italy. f.franceschi@unicampus.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports