Massive prepatellar bursitis in post-polio residual paralysis: A case report

Anil K Bhat and Kumar Bhaskaranand
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Karnataka, India

We report a case of post-polio residual paralysis, an eighteen-year old girl who was ambulatory on all four limbs and presented to us with a massive pre-patellar bursitis on her left knee.

Key words: prepatellar bursitis; poliomyelitis

 
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2001, 9(1):71–3
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last updated 1 Dec, 2002