Open AccessKlippel–Feil: A constellation of diagnoses, a contemporary presentation, and recent national trends
Author(s) -
Peter L. Zhou,
Gregory W. Poorman,
Charles Wang,
Katherine E. Pierce,
Cole Bortz,
Haddy Alas,
Avery Brown,
Jared C. Tishelman,
M. Burhan Janjua,
Dennis Vasquez-Montes,
John Y. Moon,
Samantha R. Horn,
Frank A. Segreto,
Yael Ihejirika,
Bassel G. Diebo,
Peter G. Passias
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_65_19
Subject(s) - medicine , klippel–feil syndrome , incidence (geometry) , demographics , deformity , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , medical diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , diastematomyelia , surgery , demography , radiology , physics , sociology , optics , psychiatry , spinal cord
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) includes craniocervical anomalies, low posterior hairline, and brevicollis, with limited cervical range of motion; however, there remains no consensus on inheritance pattern. This study defines incidence, characterizes concurrent diagnoses, and examines trends in the presentation and management of KFS.