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Patient 1 (a) lateral X-ray showing no significant bony injury and (b) sagittal MRI images of the distal femur showing significant QT disruption, tendon retraction, and postsurgical patellar changes.
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At presentation, he had a palpable defect just proximal to the superior patellar pole and was unable to actively straight leg raise (MRI and X-ray shown in Figure 1).
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Patient 2 lateral X-ray showing significant radiographic patellar baja but no significant bony injury.
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His preoperative X-ray was significant for patellar baja and no fracture (Figure 2).