Patellofemoral disorders presenting as bilateral locked knees in achondroplasia.

Knee

Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN, United Kingdom.

Published: January 2007

Patellofemoral disorders in achondroplasia, to our knowledge, have not been reported in the literature. We describe an unusual case of bilateral locked knees in an achondroplastic patient secondary to intra-articular subluxating patellae and symmetrical chondral flap lesions of the femoral trochlea which were treated by arthroscopic resection. We suggest that abnormal kinematics may cause patellofemoral complications in achondroplasia.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2006.09.004DOI Listing

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