Absent Patella
What is Absent patella?
The data for Absent Patella, which is the name given to the absence (or a significant reduction of size) of the patellar bone (aka. the knee cap), is limited to only a few individulas in a limited number of families. Absent patella is also known as Isolated patella aplasia-hypoplasia. It is is an extremely rare genetic condition that develops congenitally.
What are the symptoms of Absent Patella?
Common symptoms of Absent Patella include the following:- Abnormality of the skin
- Autosomal dominant inheritance
- Patellar aplasia
- Patellar hypoplasia