title: Localised form of spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia congenita.
abstract: We report an unusual case of spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia congenita which affected only the hips and the thoraco-lumbar spine. The epiphysis of the long bones are normal apart from the hips. Our child has a bilateral epiphyseal dysplasia of both proximal femoral epiphysis discovered incidentally at 11 months and confirmed later on at 8 years, associated with abnormalities of the superior margin of the vertebral bodies from T11 to L2. Very few similar cases have been reported anteriorly.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital d'Enfants, Vandoeuvre, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hoeffel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collignon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moog
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D011859:Radiography; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging