title: Anaesthesia in a patient with an unstable neck.  Morquio's syndrome.
abstract: The conduct of anaesthesia for an emergency appendicectomy in a patient suffering from Morquio's syndrome who had an unstable neck has been described. A specially constructed plaster bed was used to fix the neck and an anaesthetic technique designed to deal with major airway problems was employed.
mesh_terms: D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal / Q000379:methods; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D009085:Mucopolysaccharidosis IV / Q000150:complications; D009333:Neck; D011187:Posture; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications