Atlanto-axial rotatory fixation in a girl with Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome.
We report a 15-year-old girl who presented with spinal malsegmentation, associated with other skeletal anomalies. The spinal malsegmentation was subsequently discovered to be part of the spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome. In addition, a distinctive craniocervical malformation was identified, which included atlanto-axial rotatory fixation. The clinical and the radiographic findings are described, and we emphasise the importance of computerised tomography to characterize the craniocervical malformation complex. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first clinical report of a child with spondylocarpotarsal synostosis associated with atlanto-axial rotatory fixation.
Al Kaissi
Ali
A
Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, 4th Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Heinrich Collins Str, 30 A-1140, Vienna, Austria. ali.alkaissi@osteologie.at
Ben Chehida
Farid
F
Gharbi
Hassan
H
Ben Ghachem
Maher
M
Grill
Franz
F
Klaushofer
Klaus
K