Dudkiewicz Michael, Tanzer Michael
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Arthroplasty. 2004 Oct;19(7):931-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2004.03.016.
This report documents the case of severe knee arthritis in a 33-year-old man with a rare genetic disorder, Meier-Gorlin syndrome. The purpose of this report is to present the first case of which we are aware consisting of a patient with this syndrome requiring total knee arthroplasty, illustrating the technical difficulties associated with knee arthroplasty in this syndrome, as well as to increase awareness of the orthopedic manifestations of this uncommon genetic syndrome.
本报告记录了一名患有罕见遗传病——迈尔-戈林综合征(Meier-Gorlin syndrome)的33岁男性的严重膝关节炎病例。本报告的目的是呈现我们所知的首例该综合征患者需要进行全膝关节置换术的病例,阐述该综合征患者膝关节置换术所涉及的技术难题,同时提高对这种罕见遗传综合征骨科表现的认识。