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A bipartite patella in a juvenile from a medieval context |
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| Authors: | T Anderson |
| Abstract: | One hundred and thirty six well‐preserved medieval skeletons were excavated in advance of re‐development in Norwich. The right patella of a 13–15 year old skeleton (SK 65) displays a ‘fracture line’ running through the supero‐lateral pole. This represents the fusion of a secondary ossification centre, a condition known as bipartite patella. It should not be confused with other anatomical variants or with pathological processes. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keywords: | bipartite patella vastus notch emargination dorsal defect double patella patellar fracture anatomical variant medieval Norwich |