Total knee arthroplasty in patients with inherited dwarfism--a report of five knee replacements in two patients with Morquio's disease type A and one with spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia.
In Morquio's disease and in hereditary spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia of longer duration, malalignment, instability and unfavourable anatomy are generally the main surgical problems, but as these patients nowadays do not have a reduced life expectancy, it is worthwhile giving them a functional replacement for their severely deformed and painful knees. We report three patients with inherited dwarfism, in whom a replacement of the knee was performed.
de Waal Malefijt
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Department of Orthopaedics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
van Kampen
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van Gemund
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D000328:Adult; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009085:Mucopolysaccharidosis IV / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors