Rehabilitation aspects of Apert's syndrome.
Two children with the unusual condition known as Apert's syndrome are presented. Both have the typical manifestations of the syndrome: craniosynostosis, exorbitism, hypertelorism, maxillary hypoplasia, dental malocclusion, cleft palate, compound syndactyly of the hands and simple syndactyly of the feet. A review of the latest surgical procedures for correction of these defects is presented and the importance of early physical and social rehabilitation is stressed.
D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013577:Syndrome