Nail-patella syndrome

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: Child
x-ray

Bilateral accessory iliac horns arising from the posterior aspect of the iliac bones, pathognomonic for nail-patella syndrome, also known as Fong syndrome.

Case Discussion

Radiographic finding charachteristic of nail-patella syndrome. Other characteristic features are fingernail dysplasia, hypoplastic or absent patellas, and radial head dislocation. 

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