OBJECTIVE Lead exposure in adults is associated with worse cognitive function in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Previous studies have mainly examined relations with blood lead or cortical bone lead; few have examined trabecular bone lead. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the relations of patella lead and other lead biomarkers with measures of neurobehavioral and p...

INTRODUCTION Isolated traumatic fractures of both Patellae, occurring at the same time, in an otherwise healthy person, are very rare. The Patella, as a subcutaneous and a cancellous bone, is vulnerable to injury. However, simultaneous injury to both Patellae without the involvement of any other bony injuries occurs infrequently, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. CASE...

Background: The incidence of inferior pole fractures of patella is around 5% and the various treatment options include tension band wiring, circumferential wiring, or use of screw 1 . The traditional recommendation for severly comminuted inferior pole fractures is excision of the comminuted pole followed by reattachment of the patellar tendon with transosseous suture to the superior fragment 2 ...

To cite: Ni Fhoghlu C, Ellanti P, Moriarity A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-209942 DESCRIPTION Quadriceps tendon (QT) ruptures are uncommon injuries that predominantly affect middle-aged men. Ruptures occur as a result of direct or indirect trauma to the knee with a powerful eccentric contraction of the QT being the most frequent ca...

Isolated osteomyelitis of the patella is a rare condition mainly occurring in the pediatric population. Diagnosis is often delayed as clinical presentation manifests with vague anterior knee pain, sometimes with mild local signs of inflammation but frequently without any local signs at all. While falls on the knee can explain mild knee pain, erythema, swelling and persistent peripatellar pain s...

The Blackburne and Peel method of assessing the position of the patella was applied to 185 knees with Osgood--Schlatter disease in 125 patients. The normal index of 0.80 was confirmed in 73 control knees. The average index in the knees with Osgood--Schlatter disease measured 1.01 (patella alta) boys and 0.91 in girls. The value increased to 1.06 in boys with radiological evidence of loose ossic...