Congenital Absence of Bilateral Patella in an Active Military Personnel Case Report.

Abstract

Introduction: Congenital absence of the patella refers to a condition where an individual is born without the patella. It may be bilateral or unilateral. It is an extremely rare condition and when present, mostly occurs as part of syndromes, such as the Nail-patella syndrome, small patella syndrome, trisomy 8 mosaicism, and Meier-Gorlin syndrome.

Case report: We are presenting 35-years-old free medically, active soldier referred to the orthopedic clinic from family medicine after noticing abnormal incidental findings on X-rays. On inquiring him, he doesn't recall any problem during his childhood and performing his military duties. On clinical examination of the patient, he had characteristic features of patellar absence with prominent femoral condyles and a hollow sulcus.

Conclusion: Isolated congenital bilateral patellar absence I asymptomatic serving military soldier has not been described in the English literature before and is exceedingly rare.