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Successful management of unilateral congenital patellar tendon aplasia: case report

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Anatomical variation is discovered frequently in humans, and much such variation in the musculoskeletal system has been reported. We present a rare case of unilateral congenital patellar tendon aplasia with concomitant apparent shortness of the bilateral halluces as a result of shortened first metatarsals as an anatomical variant.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Research and Training Hospital, Şehit Ömer Halisdemir Street, Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey

    Hüseyin Bilgehan Çevik

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Research and Training Hospital, Şemsi Denizer Street, E-5 Highway, Cevizli Region, Kartal, İstanbul, Turkey

    Güven Bulut

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HBC: Manuscript design and preparation; clinical follow-up. GB: surgical procedure; clinical follow-up.

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Çevik, H.B., Bulut, G. Successful management of unilateral congenital patellar tendon aplasia: case report. Surg Radiol Anat 42, 657–660 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-019-02374-w

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