title: Isolated unilateral absent patella and contralateral small patella.
abstract: Isolated bilateral absent patella is seen very rarely. It is generally encountered as a part of nail-patella syndrome. An 18-year-old male patient presented with left absent patella and right small patella.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. fduygun2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duygun
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sertkaya
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aldemir
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doğan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities*