Larsen Syndrome and Associated Spinal Deformities

Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome

History and clinical findings A 12-year-old boy presented to a paediatric rheumatology clinic with a 2-month history of painful knees. He had been referred from the paediatric oncology department with a previous diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukaemia, in remission for 5 years. The pain was felt just below the patella, especially after a game of soccer, climbing stairs or walking for long dist...

Spinal Deformities in Neurofibromatosis.

Pediatric spinal deformities.

Pediatric spinal deformity results from multiple conditions including congenital anomalies, neuromuscular disorders, skeletal dysplasia, and developmental disorders (idiopathic). Pediatric spinal deformities can be progressive and cause pulmonary compromise, neurological deficits, and cardiovascular compromise. The classification and treatment of these disorders have evolved since surgical trea...

General Approach to Spinal Deformities Spinal

Malalignment of the spine can be defined as a spinal deformity. Spinal deformities may be secondary to a variety of causes including congenital anomalies, neuromuscular disorders, skeletal dysplasies, and some other developmental disorders. Pediatric spine deformities may be accompanied by neural and systemic organ pathologies. Therefore the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up strategies may cha...

Craniofacial features of children with spinal deformities

BACKGROUND The objective of this epidemiological study is to map the dentofacial anomalies that can be correlated to the two most frequent spinal diseases responsible for postural abnormalities and that can be clinically identified by the orthodontic examination. METHODS Twenty-three children with Scheuermann's disease participated in the study (mean age: 14Y8M; SD: 1Y8M), 28 with Scoliosis (...