Bilateral congenital absence of patella.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19826534.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/0019-5413.40264 and PMC identifier 2759612.
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Abstract
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.
Anatomy
- knee