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VERTICAL SUBLUXATION OF THE PATELLA: AN UNUSUAL FEATURE OF MULTIPLE EPIPHYSEAL DYSPLASIA
Author(s) -
Coates Christopher J.,
Williamson David M.,
Menelaus Malcolm B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1992.tb00021.x
Subject(s) - medicine , subluxation , patella , dysplasia , femur , anatomy , feature (linguistics) , orthodontics , pathology , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine
Book reviews in this article: Abnormally shaped, usually double‐layered, patellae are recognized as occurring in multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. The case described is unusual in that an associated defect appeared in the femur and resulted in mechanical symptoms.