conclusions getting a complete knowledge of the condition and evaluating different treatment modalities to treat thoracic insufficiency syndrome. results a direct enlargement of the thorax that will thus provide sufficient space for lung growth; the correction of both the three-dimensional thoracic deformity and the progressive scoliosis. recent findings have revealed that veptr instrumentation...

Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) also known as spondylocostal dysplasia is a rare congenital dysplastic disorder involving ribs and vertebrae. It an autosomal recessive form of inheritance however dominant forms have been reported. Multiple genes postulated to be causative, exact genetic basis not known. Infants usually present at birth with respiratory distress varying degree thoracic vertebral ano...

In comparison with the previous refinement of tetra-potassium di-μ-chlorido-bis-[tetra-chloridobismuthate(III)] tetra-hydrate [Volkova, Udovenko, Levin & Shevchenko (1983). Koord. Khim.9, 356-360], the current redetermination reveals anisotropic displacement parameters for all non-H atoms, localization of the H atoms, and higher precision of lattice parameters and inter-atomic distances. The cr...

To cite: Martinez Santos JL, Dmytriw AA, Fermin S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210240 DESCRIPTION A 4-month-old Dominican girl was born prematurely with numerous malformations (figures 1–4) including facial asymmetry, low-implanted left ear, short neck, short trunk, barrel chest, a left preaxillary thoracic depression, thoracolumbar scolios...