raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:295229

Congenital genu recurvatum

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Status
active

A rare congenital knee dislocation characterized by hyperextension of the knee greater than 0° associated with limited flexion, with prominence of the femoral condyles in the popliteal fossa and increased transverse skin folds over the anterior surface of the knee. It can be unilateral or bilateral and may occur as an isolated malformation, be associated with other orthopedic abnormalities (like developmental dysplasia of the hip or clubfoot) or be part of a syndrome (e. g. Larsen's syndrome).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital genu recurvatum
frGenu recurvatum congénital
deGenu recurvatum, kongenital
esGenu recurvatum congénito
itGenu recurvatum congenito
nlCongenitale genu recurvatum
ptGenu recurvatum congénito
plWrodzone wygięcie tylne kolana
csVrozené genu recurvatum
ukВроджена рецидивна хвороба
zh先天性膝反弯
trDoğumsal genu rekurvatum

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q68.2NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11LB93.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0017560Evalidated
UMLSC0152235Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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