title: Recurrent dislocation of the patella in kabuki make-up syndrome.
abstract: Two patients with Kabuki make-up syndrome with bilateral recurrent dislocation of the patella are presented. They had generalized ligamentous laxity and patellofemoral dysplasia. Both developed patellar dislocation in adolescence and required surgery, with medial transfer of the tibial tuberosity associated with vastus medialis plasty (Insall technique). One postoperative complication occurred in one case: a nondisplaced tibia fracture at the sixth postoperative week that healed with conservative means. Final results were good in both cases. Good surgical results can be achieved in patellar dislocation in patients with Kabuki syndrome.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Lucie
authors: L
authors: Rouffiange
authors: Jean-Paul
authors: JP
authors: Dusabe
authors: Pierre-Louis
authors: PL
authors: Docquier