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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
There has been considerable confusion between true congenital dislocation of the patella and other patellar instabilities. Only very few papers describing the anatomical features of congenital dislocation of the patella are found in the literature. The purpose of this paper was to describe the anatomical anomalies found in two cadaver specimens of a true permanent and irreducible congenital patellar dislocation. The quadriceps femoris is short and displaced laterally and acts as a knee flexor. The patella is small, articulating with the outer aspect of the lateral condyle, with no possibility of medial reduction onto the trochlea. Many other anomalies involving the bones, muscles, and nervous structures were found. Congenital dislocation of the patella must be distinguished from other patellar dislocations in children. The severity of structural anomalies is mainly owing to its prenatal onset. Congenital
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
812-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Congenital dislocation of the patella. Part I: pathologic anatomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Saint Joseph University, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. ghanem.i@dm.net.lb
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article