Identification and management of high-risk patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome.
Patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome are often at high risk for neurological injury. The cervicomedullary junction and cervical spinal cord are especially vulnerable. Twenty-one patients examined and treated over a 20-year period are reviewed. The salient features of the syndrome are identified, and an approach to management is proposed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery