ALLMedicine™ Klippel-Feil Syndrome Center

Nov 21st, 2020 - An adult with Sprengel deformity and Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with an omovertebral bone has rarely been reported in literature. The omovertebral bone is an abnormal cartilaginous connection between the scapula and the cervical spine. Limit...

Nov 12th, 2020 - Klippel-Feil syndrome 4 (KFS4; MIM# 616549) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in MYO18B and comprises, in addition to Klippel-Feil anomaly (KFA), nemaline myopathy, facial dysmorphism, and short stature. We...

Oct 22nd, 2020 - Intervertebral disc calcification is rare in the pediatric population and is associated with sudden neurological manifestations. Although commonly symptomatic, conservative management yields excellent prognosis in the vast majority of cases. The f...

Sep 25th, 2020 - The presence of an omovertebral bone with Sprengel's deformity and Klippel-Feil syndrome is a complex congenital anomaly that is not well understood. It most commonly manifests as cosmetic deformity, limited range of motion, and functional disabil...

Aug 4th, 2020 - Sprengel shoulder, Klippel-Feil syndrome and congenital scoliosis are associated conditions. Cervical myelopathy in a child due to a concomitant omovertebral bar causing posterior cord compression and a hypermobile cervical disc protrusion adjacen...

Nov 21st, 2020 - An adult with Sprengel deformity and Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with an omovertebral bone has rarely been reported in literature. The omovertebral bone is an abnormal cartilaginous connection between the scapula and the cervical spine. Limit...

Nov 12th, 2020 - Klippel-Feil syndrome 4 (KFS4; MIM# 616549) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in MYO18B and comprises, in addition to Klippel-Feil anomaly (KFA), nemaline myopathy, facial dysmorphism, and short stature. We...

Oct 22nd, 2020 - Intervertebral disc calcification is rare in the pediatric population and is associated with sudden neurological manifestations. Although commonly symptomatic, conservative management yields excellent prognosis in the vast majority of cases. The f...

Sep 25th, 2020 - The presence of an omovertebral bone with Sprengel's deformity and Klippel-Feil syndrome is a complex congenital anomaly that is not well understood. It most commonly manifests as cosmetic deformity, limited range of motion, and functional disabil...

Aug 4th, 2020 - Sprengel shoulder, Klippel-Feil syndrome and congenital scoliosis are associated conditions. Cervical myelopathy in a child due to a concomitant omovertebral bar causing posterior cord compression and a hypermobile cervical disc protrusion adjacen...

Jul 5th, 2020 - Asking one's physician for a "favor" generally means asking for something outside of what the physician would normally and customarily do. When that favor also involves asking the physician to step outside his or her specialty, the warning bells s...

Jul 5th, 2020 - Asking one's physician for a "favor" generally means asking for something outside of what the physician would normally and customarily do. When that favor also involves asking the physician to step outside his or her specialty, the warning bells s...

Etiology Congenital Atlanto-occipital fusion, os odontoideum, and basilar invagination are atlas and axis anomalies that can lead to CSD. Klippel-Feil syndrome, which causes most of the subaxial cervical congenital defects, involves fusion of cerv...