Acute fracture simulating a symptomatic bipartite patella

Abstract

A recent presentation by Weaver' has called attention to the entity of the symptomatic bipartite patella. In that paper, the symptom complex and treatment were discussed. The points of differentiation of an acute fracture from a symptomatic bipar tite patella were also briefly presented. We presented the following case, to underscore the fact that an acute fracture of the superolateral patella can clinically and radiographically simulate a symptomatic bipartite patella (Class III2).