title: Bilateral absence of patella.
abstract: A 20-year-old man with bilateral absence of patella, thinness of the left femoral neck, femoral and tibial shaft was reported. This clinical presentation has not been reported in the English language literature. We propose that the unusual association observed in our patient may represent a distinguishing clinical presentation from previously reported aplastic patella syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilgic
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kilincoglu
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Unay
authors.forename: Yuksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yurttas
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toker
mesh_terms: D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult