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Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities of the Knee

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Congenital abnormalities that affect the knee include intrinsic joint disorders, bone and cartilage diseases and soft tissue disorders. The abnormality may be isolated to the knee, be unilateral or bilateral and symmetrical or asymmetrical. Alternatively, the knee abnormality may be part of a wider syndrome of disorders. The identification of an abnormality within the knee should raise the suspicion of further musculoskeletal anomalies elsewhere.

Keywords

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta
  • Congenital Dislocation
  • Congenital Syphilis
  • Genu Valgum

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    Karl Johnson MD (Consultant Paediatric Radiologist)

  2. MRI Centre, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol Road, Birmingham, B31 2AP, UK

    A. Mark Davies MD (Consultant Radiologist)

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Johnson, K., Davies, A.M. (2003). Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities of the Knee. In: Davies, A.M., Cassar-Pullicino, V. (eds) Imaging of the Knee. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55912-9_6

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