title: Familial congenital bilateral agenesis of the acromion: a radiologically illustrated case report.
abstract: Familial congenital bilateral acromion absence was found in four members of one family. Only one of them presented with gradually increasing pain in his left shoulder, resembling a shoulder impingement syndrome. The other members did not have any symptoms. This is the first report of familial occurrence of this extremely rare congenital anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mooyaart
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hendriks
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Diercks
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging