title: Total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis in hereditary onycho-osteodysplasia (nail-patella syndrome): a case report.
abstract: Onycho-osteodysplasia is an unusual disorder that affects bone, fingernails, and the kidneys. The knees may be involved with a hypoplastic, dislocated patella, and premature osteoarthritis with deformity may develop. The following is a case report of a patient with this disorder in which a total knee arthroplasty was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Lachiewicz
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Herndon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009261:Nail-Patella Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography