Two Patients with Osteochondral Injury of the Weight-Bearing Portion of the Lateral Femoral Condyle Associated with Lateral Dislocation of the Patella

Figure 3

Additional findings in Patient 2. (a) T2-weighted MRI, showing a bone bruise in the lateral femoral condyle, as well as a cartilage defect of the lateral femoral condyle. (b) During extension of the knee joint, an osteochondral defect was observed in the joint surface of the weight-bearing portion of the lateral femoral condyle (left). At 90° flexion of the knee joint, a 10 × 15-mm osteochondral defect was clearly observed (right).

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