Total knee replacements in a patient with the Morquio syndrome.

نویسندگان

  • M Atinga
  • A J Hamer
چکیده

The Morquio syndrome is a rare disorder which presents with a number of musculoskeletal problems. The literature describing total knee replacement in these patients is sparse. We describe the management of a patient with bilateral instability and pain in the knees using bilateral constrained knee replacements, and followed up for five years with pre- and postoperative knee scores. We highlight the difficulties encountered and discuss the end results.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume

دوره 90 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008