title: Pycnodysostosis: an anaesthetic approach to this rare genetic disorder.
abstract: Pycnodysostosis (the Toulouse-Lautrec syndrome) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder of osteoclast dysfunction. This disorder was first described by Maroteaux and Lamy in 1962. We describe anaesthetic management of a 35-year-old female having pyknodysostosis with fracture shaft left femur with anticipated difficult intubation. Therefore, spinal anesthesia was planned for her fracture fixation. The intra- and postoperative period remains uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, S. N. Medical College, Agra, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Arpita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Awak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Zia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.forename: Yogita
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authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.forename: Trilok
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authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: Apurva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Archna
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authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Sathiyanarayanan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pilendran