Nail-patella-syndrome in a young patient followed up over 10 years: relevance of the sagittal trochlear septum for patellofemoral pathology

Nail-patella-syndrome in a young patient followed up over 10 years: relevance of the sagittal trochlear septum for patellofemoral pathology

Introduction: Nail-patella-syndrome (NPS) is a rare autosomal-dominant inherited disease with pathologies of nails, skeleton, kidneys, and eyes. Linkage to a mutated gene was found. It codes for the transcription-factor LMX1B. In most cases knees are symptomatic. Patients have hypoplastic patellae,...

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Main Authors: Konrads Christian, Reppenhagen Stephan, Plumhoff Piet, Rudert Maximilian, Steinert Andre, Barthel Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:SICOT-J
Subjects:
Nail patella syndrome (NPS)
Septum
Knee
Arthroscopy
Patella instability
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2016017

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2016017

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