Open AccessCorrection of the axial and appendicular deformities in a patient with Silver-Russel syndrome
Author(s) -
Ali Al Kaissi,
G. Rudolf,
Gabriel T. Mindler,
C. Karner,
Klaus Klaushofer,
Franz Grill
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.150969
Subject(s) - medicine , scoliosis , osteotomy , tibia , orthopedic surgery , epiphysiodesis , surgery , congenital scoliosis , femur
Scoliosis and limb length discrepancy are the major orthopaedic abnormalities in patients with Silver-Russel syndrome (SRS). In this paper, we describe a series of orthopaedic interventions in an attempt to overcome the progressive pathologic mechanism in a 7-year-old girl who manifested the full phenotypic features of SRS.