title: Congenital costo-vertebral fibrous band and congenital kyphoscoliosis: a previously unreported combination.
abstract: Congenital kyphoscoliosis (CKS) results from abnormal vertebral chondrification. Congenital fibrous bands occur in several locations with variable impact on vertebral development. We report a previously unreported case of a female infant with CKS presenting with an L2 hypoplastic vertebra and a costo-vertebral fibrous band extending to the skin in the form of a dimple. We also describe the therapeutic approach, consisting of surgical excision of the fibrous band and postoperative fulltime bracing, with a 7-year follow-up. We recommend a high index of suspicion in any unusual presentation of CKS and insist on case by case management in such cases.
authors: Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. e_t1984@hotmail.com
authors: Tony
authors: T
authors: Eid
authors: Bachir
authors: B
authors: Ghostine
authors: Gaby
authors: G
authors: Kreichaty
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Daher
authors: Ismat
authors: I
authors: Ghanem
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery