title: [Larsen syndrome: multicenter study of 12 new cases. Diagnosis, planning and results of treatment].
abstract: Larsen's syndrome is characterized by the association of congenital knee, hip and elbow dislocations, characteristic facial abnormalities, joint hyperlaxity, and other inconstant malformations. A review is made after description of 12 new cases from a multicenter study. A partial modification of diagnostic criteria is proposed, based on the analysis of the frequency and localization of the deformities. Radiological aspects, surgical indications, clinical evolution, complications and late results are presented, with emphasis on lower extremity problems. Good clinical results are more remarkable in the children treated early. Periodic follow-up is obligatory for good therapeutic results.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie de l'Appareil Locomoteur (Orthopédie-Traumatologie), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Asenjo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lemaire
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000151:congenital*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Le syndrome de Larsen: recueil multicentrique de 12 nouveaux cas. Diagnostic, planification et résultats du traitement.