Open AccessBilateral congenital absence of patella
Author(s) -
J. Terrence Jose Jerome,
Mathew Varghese,
Balu Sankaran,
Simon Thomas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.40264
Subject(s) - medicine , patella , dysplasia , orthopedic surgery , surgery , anatomy , pathology
Absence of patella as an isolated anomaly is extremely rare. It is usually absent as part of a syndrome, most commonly hereditary arthro-onchyo-dysplasia (Nail Patella Syndrome). We present a case of congenital bilateral absence of patella in a nine-year-old boy with no associated anomalies.
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