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. 2002 May;71(1):57–59.

Extra-articular migration of the patellar component following total knee arthroplasty.

B C Hanna 1, N W Thompson 1, D S Wilson 1, R A B Mollan 1
PMCID: PMC2475360  PMID: 12137167

Abstract

Complications related to patellar resurfacing are well recognized. We present an unusual case where the patellar button, after separating from the patella, extruded from the knee joint to lie within the extra-articular soft tissues.

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