Sprengel Deformity eMedicine Orthopedics

Description: Sprengel deformity is a complex anomaly that is associated with malposition and dysplasia of the scapula. This condition also involves regional muscle hypoplasia or atrophy, which causes disfigurement and limitation of shoulder movement.
Synonyms and related keywords: Sprengel's deformity, Sprengel anomaly, Sprengel's anomaly, congenital high scapula, congenital elevation of the scapula, failure of scapular descent, Sprengel's shoulder, Sprengel shoulder, hochgradige dislocation der scapula, high-grade dislocation of the scapula, hypoplastic scapula, elevated scapula, absent ribs, fused ribs, chest wall asymmetry, Klippel-Feil syndrome, cervical ribs, congenital scoliosis, cervical spina bifida, diastematomyelia, omovertebral bone, high shoulder, shoulder deformity, Greig syndrome, Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome, GCPS, Poland syndrome, Poland anomaly, VATER association, velocardiofacial / velo-cardio-facial syndrome, VCFS, DiGeorge syndrome, floating harbor syndrome, floating-harbor syndrome, Goldenhar syndrome, oculo-auriculo-vertebral / oculoauriculovertebral syndrome, OAV syndrome, X-linked dominant hydrocephalus, skeletal anomalies, mental disturbance syndrome
Thacker & Feldman 2008