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Successful Management of Unilateral Congenital Patellar Tendon Aplasia: Case Report

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Date 2019 Nov 8
PMID 31696243
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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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