Bilateral absence of patella

ABSTRACT A 20‐year‐old man with bilateral absence of patella, thinness of the left femoral neck, femoral and tibial shaft was reported. This clinical presentation has not been reported in the English language literature. We propose that the unusual association observed in our patient may represent a...

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Published inCongenital anomalies Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 71 - 74
Main Authors Bilgic, Serkan, Kilincoglu, Volkan, Unay, Koray, Yurttas, Yuksel, Toker, Serdar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.03.2010
Subjects
absence
femur
Femur - abnormalities
Femur - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
patella
Patella - abnormalities
Patella - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
thinness
tibia
Tibia - abnormalities
Tibia - diagnostic imaging
Young Adult
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Summary:ABSTRACT A 20‐year‐old man with bilateral absence of patella, thinness of the left femoral neck, femoral and tibial shaft was reported. This clinical presentation has not been reported in the English language literature. We propose that the unusual association observed in our patient may represent a distinguishing clinical presentation from previously reported aplastic patella syndromes.
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ISSN:0914-3505
1741-4520
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2009.00263.x