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Intercondylar synovial septum in two patients with nail-patella syndrome.

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Heckman, DS; McCoy, AJ; Spritzer, CE; Garrett, WE
Published in: J Knee Surg
December 2013

This case report describes the arthroscopic findings in two patients with nail-patella syndrome (NPS). In both cases, a midline synovial septum was encountered that completely subdivided the knee into medial and lateral compartments. One patient required two subsequent arthroscopic procedures, and the synovial septum was found to have recurred even after it had been resected at the initial surgery. The etiology and clinical significance of this anatomic anomaly are unknown, however, surgeons should be aware of its existence and the potential difficulties it may present during knee arthroscopy in patients with NPS.

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Published In

J Knee Surg

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ISSN

1538-8506

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

26 Suppl 1

Start / End Page

S107 / S111

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Synovial Membrane
  • Synovectomy
  • Nail-Patella Syndrome
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Arthroscopy
  • Adolescent
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Heckman, D. S., McCoy, A. J., Spritzer, C. E., & Garrett, W. E. (2013). Intercondylar synovial septum in two patients with nail-patella syndrome. J Knee Surg, 26 Suppl 1, S107–S111. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1324809
Heckman, Daniel S., Amanda J. McCoy, Charles E. Spritzer, and William E. Garrett. “Intercondylar synovial septum in two patients with nail-patella syndrome.J Knee Surg 26 Suppl 1 (December 2013): S107–11. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1324809.
Heckman DS, McCoy AJ, Spritzer CE, Garrett WE. Intercondylar synovial septum in two patients with nail-patella syndrome. J Knee Surg. 2013 Dec;26 Suppl 1:S107–11.
Heckman, Daniel S., et al. “Intercondylar synovial septum in two patients with nail-patella syndrome.J Knee Surg, vol. 26 Suppl 1, Dec. 2013, pp. S107–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1055/s-0032-1324809.
Heckman DS, McCoy AJ, Spritzer CE, Garrett WE. Intercondylar synovial septum in two patients with nail-patella syndrome. J Knee Surg. 2013 Dec;26 Suppl 1:S107–S111.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Knee Surg

DOI

ISSN

1538-8506

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

26 Suppl 1

Start / End Page

S107 / S111

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Synovial Membrane
  • Synovectomy
  • Nail-Patella Syndrome
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Arthroscopy
  • Adolescent
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences