{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,11]],"date-time":"2025-09-11T20:02:48Z","timestamp":1757620968114,"version":"3.44.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Indian Orthopaedic Research Group","issue":"9","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Jocr"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Introduction: Congenital absence of the patella refers to a condition where an individual is born without the patella. It may be bilateral or unilateral. It is an extremely rare condition and when present, mostly occurs as part of syndromes, such as the Nail-patella syndrome, small patella syndrome, trisomy 8 mosaicism, and Meier\u2013Gorlin syndrome.\n\nCase Report: We are presenting 35-years-old free medically, active soldier referred to the orthopedic clinic from family medicine after noticing abnormal incidental findings on X-rays. On inquiring him, he doesn\u2019t recall any problem during his childhood and performing his military duties. On clinical examination of the patient, he had characteristic features of patellar absence with prominent femoral condyles and a hollow sulcus.\n\nConclusion: Isolated congenital bilateral patellar absence I asymptomatic serving military soldier has not been described in the English literature before and is exceedingly rare.\nKeywords: Congenital absence of patella, bilateral, knee pain, conservative treatment, case report.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.13107\/jocr.2025.v15.i09.6070","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,8]],"date-time":"2025-09-08T11:35:57Z","timestamp":1757331357000},"page":"204-207","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Congenital Absence of Bilateral Patella in an Active Military Personnel Case Report"],"prefix":"10.13107","volume":"15","author":[{"name":"Department of Trauma and Orthopedics, Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia,","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Alshahrani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ali","family":"Maqbool","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Agha Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan,","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mubasher","family":"Maqbool","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Department of Arthroplasty, Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia.","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"5271","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025]]},"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,8]],"date-time":"2025-09-08T11:35:58Z","timestamp":1757331358000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jocr.co.in\/wp\/2025\/09\/congenital-absence-of-bilateral-patella-in-an-active-military-personnel-case-report\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"9","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13107\/jocr.2025.v15.i09.6070","relation":{},"ISSN":["2321-3817"],"issn-type":[{"type":"electronic","value":"2321-3817"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025]]}}}