Total knee arthroplasty in Meier-Gorlin syndrome

Michael Dudkiewicz; Michael Tanzer

doi:10.1016/j.arth.2004.03.016

Total knee arthroplasty in Meier-Gorlin syndrome

J Arthroplasty. 2004 Oct;19(7):931-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2004.03.016.

Authors

Michael Dudkiewicz¹, Michael Tanzer

Affiliation

¹ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 15483813
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2004.03.016

Abstract

This report documents the case of severe knee arthritis in a 33-year-old man with a rare genetic disorder, Meier-Gorlin syndrome. The purpose of this report is to present the first case of which we are aware consisting of a patient with this syndrome requiring total knee arthroplasty, illustrating the technical difficulties associated with knee arthroplasty in this syndrome, as well as to increase awareness of the orthopedic manifestations of this uncommon genetic syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple*
Adult
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Ear / abnormalities*
Humans
Male
Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery*
Patella / abnormalities*
Phenotype
Syndrome