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...

IN infants and children there are some rather rare skeletal deformities which are not usually treated by pediatric surgeons and therefore often not treated early enough. As pediatric surgeons have the best opportunities to undertake the care of crippled infants, all diseases and malformations requiring surgical treatment in early infancy should be included within the scope of pediatric surgery....

Congenital anomalies of the hand form an important class of congenital malformations. They have a huge functional importance because of the part played by the hand in the daily activities of a person. The deformities also have significant cosmetic significance and may also be associated with other anomalies. Amongst the congenital anomalies, central deficiency or cleft hand is relatively rare. ...

BACKGROUND Facial cleft deformities, including cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) and cleft palate (CP), are common congenital birth anomalies, especially in Asia. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of CL/P and CP and to identify associated factors in Taiwan. METHODS This population-based epidemiological study retrospectively analyzed birth data obtained from the Department...

BACKGROUND Congenital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is an extremely uncommon and invariably fatal tumor with the current therapy. Less than 25% of patients present with evidence of cutaneous metastasis. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of congenital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in an 18-month-old male who presented with a progressively increasing mass lesion in the left post-auricular region since...

BACKGROUND: After surgical treatment of congenital spinal deformities, we can see the progression deformities column segments free from metal structures, which leads to need for reoperation. Without sufficient scientific evidence, several specialists after use various orthoses on body prevent scoliotic compensatory changes.
 AIM: This study aims assess results orthosis children with deform...

Skeletal abnormalities are most often used to describe defects in the arms or legs that are associated with genes or chromosomes, or that occur due to an event that happens during pregnancy. Spider lamb syndrome (SLS) is a congenital disorder in sheep breeding that is recognized by some deformities in skeletal system especially in the limbs.A dead day-old cross-breed white lamb with deformed li...

Background: Patients with LAMA2-congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) usually present a severe phenotype characterized by inability to achieve walking capacity, multiple joint deformities, and respiratory insufficiency. However, there is gravity spectrum, some patients can walk unassisted. Characteristically, the have white matter changes in T2-WI FLAIR brain magnetic resonance. More rarely, cort...

Aglossia is a rare congenital malformation that often occurs as an isolated disorder or is observed in association with other congenital deformities, particularly limb defects. We present a unique case of a 7-year-old girl with aglossia, hypodactyli, rudimentary ears, retrognathic and V-shaped mandible. Her parental history revealed intrauterine exposure of medicines. The patient had problems i...