Patellar fracture on X‑ray: 3 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing patellar fracture. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Fracture: sharp edges.
- Bipartite: superolateral, smooth, corticated.
Quiz yourself on lower limb images
Cases
Case #10652919Lower limb · Intermediate
Case #9462425Lower limb · Intermediate
Case #12471586Lower limb · IntermediateOther lower limb diagnoses
- Acetabular fracture
- Ankle fracture (lateral malleolus)
- Bimalleolar ankle fracture
- Calcaneal fracture
- Calcaneal spur
- Femoral shaft fracture
- Fifth metatarsal fracture (Jones / base)
- Hip (proximal femoral) fracture
- Hip dislocation
- Knee joint effusion
- Patellar dislocation
- Pellegrini–Stieda lesion
- Stress fracture
- Tibial (and fibular) shaft fracture
- Tibial plateau fracture
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.