Isolated congenital unilateral aplasia of patella with contralateral hypoplasia of patella-a case report. | Journal of Pakistan Orthopedic Association 2022

Author(s)

Asad Ali Chaudary Department of Orthopedics Surgery Punjab Rangers Teaching Hospital Lahore Rahbar Medical and Dental College Lahore, Pakistan.

Syed Hassan Raza Bokhari Department of Orthopedics Surgery Punjab Rangers Teaching Hospital Lahore Rahbar Medical and Dental College Lahore, Pakistan.

Muhammad Usama Akhtar Rahbar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Sehrish Khalid Rahbar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Sanniya Mobin Khattak Rahbar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Noor ul Ain Rahbar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Abstract

Congenital absence of patella(aplasia) or small size patella(hypoplasia) is very rare and usually associated with other anomalies like Nail Patella Syndrome, Ischiopatellar dysplasia and Turner-Kiesser syndrome. This condition can have diverse clinical manifestations. Congenitally absent patella is usually bilateral. The diagnosis of patellar aplasia and hypoplasia is often delayed because the patella is cartilaginous from birth till third and sixth years of age when it starts ossifying. We present a very unique and extremely rare case report of an isolated congenital absent patella on the right side and small sized patella on the left side in an adolescent and which was not associated with any syndrome.

Publication Details

Page(s) 35-38

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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Orthopedic Association, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Year: 2022

Keywords

Patella aplasia Patella hypoplasia Nail patella syndrome

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