Familial occurrence of protrusio acetabuli (Otto's disease). Ten members affected in four generations.
It is rare for hereditary forms of primary protrusio acetabuli to be reported, and the mode of transmission is not always clear. The writers present a familial occurrence of this malformation in which the hereditary factor was in accord with the presence of a dominant autosomal gene.
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male