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KLIPPEL-FEIL SYNDROME

Maurice Klippel and Andre Feil first to describe syndrome in 1912 -Characterized by patients with: Short neck Low...

H. Foyaca-Sibat, L de F Ibañez-Valdés: Klippel-Feil Syndrome "Plus". The Internet Journal of Internal Medicine. 2003. Volume 4 Number 1.
We report a case with Klippel-Feil (KFS) syndrome associated with hypertelorism, microtia, Sprengel deformity, hand and feet deformities, scoliosis, clinical manifestations of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, other anomalies, and severe arterial hypertension secondary...

Spinal Cord Dimensions in Children with Klippel-Feil Syndrome: Implications for Neurologic Outcomes Poster Presentation Number: P390 Location: San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion Spine
Harish Sadanand Hosalkar, MD Philadelphia PA (n) Sharat K Kusuma, MD Philadelphia PA (n) Brian P Donald Wills, MD Fitchburg WI (n) Kingsley R Chin, MD Philadelphia PA (n)...

Poster Presentation Number: P394 Location: San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion Spine
Dino Samartzis Chicago IL (n) Prakasam Kalluri, MD Colonial Heights VA (n) Jean Herman, RN, MS (n) John Peter Lubicky, MD Indianapolis IN (n) Francis H Shen, MD Charlottesville VA (a - OREF, SRS, AO International, MTF, Synthes; a, e...

In 1912, Maurice Klippel and Andre Feil independently provided the first descriptions of Klippel-Feil syndrome. They described patients who had a short, webbed neck; decreased range of motion (ROM) in the cervical spine; and a low hairline. Feil subsequently classified the syndrome into 3 categories:
Type I - a massive...

* fused vertebrae
o esp. cervical spine (C3-C4)
* elevation of scapula (Sprengel deformity)
* omocervical bones
* GU abnormalities (66%)
o renal agenesis (33%)
* deafness (33%)

Klippel-Feil syndrome/ congenital malformations of the cervical spine
Objectives
List the clinical features (triad of Feil) noted in children with Klippel-Feil syndrome
Discuss workup and management of a child recently diagnosed as having Klippel-Feil syndrome
Describe spinal anomalies associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome
Discuss the differential diagnosis and diagnostic approach of a...

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