title: Cervico-thoracic kyphosis in a girl with Pierre Robin sequence.
abstract: Congenital cervico-thoracic kyphosis has been encountered in a girl with Pierre Robin sequence. The constellation of the spine malformation complex such as incomplete development of the vertebral bodies associated with defective ossification of the cervico-thoracic pedicles causing effectively the development of complete spinal cord injury at the kyphotic level of C7/T1 were present. Congenital kyphosis secondary to vertebral body hypoplasia has not been reported in connection with Pierre Robin sequence.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology, Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria. ali.alkaissi@osteologie.at
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Kaissi
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganger
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klaushofer
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grill
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed