Physical Therapy in Hazle Township for Knee Issues
Welcome to FYZICAL Hazleton's resource about Bipartite patella.
Bipartite patella is a congenital condition (present at birth) that occurs when the patella (kneecap) is made of two bones instead of a single bone. Normally, the two bones would fuse together as the child grows but in bipartite patella, they remain as two separate bones. About one per cent of the population has this condition. Boys are affected much more often than girls. When this condition is discovered in adulthood it is often an “incidental finding” meaning that when your health care professional was investigating another problem around the knee, the bipartite patella is discovered.
This guide will help you understand:
- what parts of the knee are involved
- how this condition develops
- how health care professionals diagnose this condition
- what treatment options are available
- what FYZICAL Hazleton’s approach to rehabilitation is