title: Absent patella and contralateral patella alta observed with scoliosis.
abstract: A combination of vertebral column and lower limb abnormalities was observed during routine dissection in an 85 year old female cadaver. The combination of musculoskeletal anomalies reported here has many close parallels with other reported conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Human Biology, King's College London, U.K.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Humzah
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Soames
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Munn
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cowling
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000002:abnormalities; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*