Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995; 62(3):162-164

Medial Flatness of the Femoral Trochlea in the Nail Patella Syndrome.

J Vanek, L L Fournier
Department of Orthopaedics B.

The knee joint of an adult male with a nail patella syndrome was examined by standard X-rays and by computerised tomography. The dysplasia of the femoral trochlea has a specific sign which distinguish it from the "common" dysplasia of the recurrent patellar luxation type: a straight line flatness of the medial margin on the profile. This sign should be useful for the diagnosis of incomplete forms of the nail patella syndrome. Key words: nail patella syndrome, osteo-onycho-- dysplasia, knee dysplasia.

Published: January 1, 1995  Show citation

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Vanek J, Fournier LL. Medial Flatness of the Femoral Trochlea in the Nail Patella Syndrome. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 1995;62(3):162-164. PubMed PMID: 20470500.
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