Bipartite Patella Symptoms Causes and Treatment | Dr Niraj Vora

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The kneecap (Patella), at birth is a combination
of two separate bones which eventually fuse at
birth to become a single unit. Bipartite
Patella is a congenital knee condition where
these two bones in the knee cap dont fuse. It is
a rare condition that affects only 1-2 of the
population and is often only noticed in
radiographs until the symptoms show up. What are
the symptoms of Bipartite Patella? Bipartite
Patella doesnt usually cause any symptom. Most
people dont even identify this condition until
they have had an MRI or X-ray for some other
condition, says Dr Niraj Vora, knee
specialist and an expert in Bipartite Patella
treatment in Mumbai.
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• However, symptoms do show up during sports or in
  the case of kneecap injury. This injury or
  repeated knee activity can aggravate and inflame
  the tissue that is connecting two bones which
  results in the following symptoms
• Kneecap tenderness
• Pain while extending the knee
• Swelling and mild pain around the knee cap
• An indication of the bony ridge near the outer
  edge of the kneecap.
• Pain in the front of the knee while squatting.

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So what causes Bipartite Patella
Condition? Bipartite Patella is a congenital
condition where the knee cap fails to form
optimally in childhood itself. When a baby is
born, the kneecap is made up of only cartilage
with blood vessels around. The cartilage turns
into bone as the baby grows and by the age of 10
it becomes a single strong knee cap. However in a
few cases, the bones dont fuse, and the exact
cause that triggers this condition is not
known. The extent of this bone fusing may differ
so does the location of a bone fragment from
individual to individual. Hence this condition
has been classified into three types Type
1 The bone fragment tends to be at the bottom
portion of the patella. The incidence of this
type of BPC is 5. Type 2 The bone fragment
tends to be at the outer (later) part of the
patella. It is more common than type-1 BPC and
its incidence is 20. Type 3 The bone fragment
is located at the upper-outer portion of the
patella. Type-3 BPC is the most common BPC with a
75 incidence, according to a knee replacement
surgeon in Mumbai, Dr Niraj Vora.
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Treatment for Bipartite Patella
Condition Initially, Bipartite Patella
Condition is managed by knee specialists with
Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation therapy.
Physical therapy, Knee exercises, steroid
injections, and medications are no-surgical
treatment options that are resorted by knee
specialists to treat the Bipartite Patella
condition. Only when these non-surgical
treatment options fail surgical options like Open
Excision, Open Reduction Internal Fixation
(ORIF), and Lateral Release used by knee
specialists and knee replacement surgeons in
Hyderabad to treat the Bipartite Patella
Condition. Dr Niraj Vora is the best knee
specialist in Mumbai with excellent track record
in treating Bipartite Patella conditions with
both non-surgical and surgical treatment options.
If you are in Mumbai and are looking for more
information about Bipartite Patella Condition or
its treatment options, you can contact him
here _at_Call 91-22-6686 8600
Dr Niraj VoraSpecialist in Hip Knee Surgeon
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon from Mumbai,
India
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