Total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis in hereditary onycho-osteodysplasia (nail-patella syndrome): a case report.
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.
Lachiewicz
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Department of Orthopedics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA.
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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