Treatment of refractory hip pain with sodium hyaluronate (Hyalgan(c)) in a patient with the Marshall-Smith Syndrome: A case report.
The Marshall Smith Syndrome (MSS) is a rare congenital disorder, displaying a constellation of unique symptoms, including orofacial dysmorphisms, accelerated osseous maturation and dysplasias, mental retardation, and respiratory maladies. Few individuals with MSS survive past early childhood. In this case report, we describe a unique treatment for a 30 year-old patient with MSS who presented to our pain medicine clinic for management of pain secondary to uncontrolled bilateral hip dysplasias.
Salter
Matthew
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Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI, USA, 48202. Msalter1@hfhs.org.
Kalmat
Chandoo
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Kroll
Henry
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Kim
David
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