title: Proteus syndrome: musculoskeletal manifestations and management: a report of two cases.
abstract: The literature on clinical and roentgenographic findings of Proteus syndrome is reviewed. Two patients with Proteus syndrome who exhibited skeletal deformities and characteristic features such as limb length discrepancy, skin lesions, and soft tissue tumors are reported. Persistent difficulties in treating malformed spines and unequal legs, as well as unpredictable tissue reaction to trauma, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pendeli Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demetriades
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolaides
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malamitsi-Puchner
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Bartsocas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016715:Proteus Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging