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Permanent Dislocation of the Patella due to Distal Femoral Epiphyseolysis in Perinatal Period
- Source :
- Orthopedics & Traumatology. 45:795-798
- Publication Year :
- 1996
- Publisher :
- West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology, 1996.
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Abstract
- We report a 3-year-old girl with permanent dislocation of the patella due to distal femoral epiphyseolysis in the perinatal period.This distal femoral epiphyseolysis may have occurred from a trial of external cephalic version.Radiogram showed genu valgum in the right knee when aged two months.Presently, the patient has a permanent lateral dislocation of the patella.The etiology of patellar dislocation is discussed.
Details
- ISSN :
- 13494333 and 00371033
- Volume :
- 45
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Orthopedics & Traumatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4b7564e3920373ac40f4a87bcaeb2f7e