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Tumours of the patella

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We report 15 cases of primary tumours and pseudotumours of the patella. The radiographic features and the surgical treatment of the different histological types are described in relation to Enneking's surgical staging and data derived from the literature.

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Nous rapportons 15 cas de tumeurs ou de pseudotumeurs primitives de la rotule. Nous décrivons les aspects radiologiques et le traitement des divers types histologiques en relation avec la classification de Enneking et les données de la littérature.

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  1. Centro Tumori, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università, Via di Barbiano 1/10, I-40 136, Bologna, Italy

    M. Mercuri, R. Casadei, A. Ferraro, R. de Cristofaro, A. Balladelli & P. Picci

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This work was supported by the Rizzoli Institute Research Funds

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Mercuri, M., Casadei, R., Ferraro, A. et al. Tumours of the patella. International Orthopaedics 15, 115–120 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179708

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