Letter to the Editor. Klippel-Feil syndrome
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Klippel Feil syndrome
In 1912, Klippel and Feil (1) first reported on a patient with a short neck, a low posterior hairline, and severe restriction of neck movements due to complete fusion of the cervical spine, the classic clinical triad which is the hallmark of Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS). It is estimated to occur in 1 in 40,000 to 42,000 newborns worldwide. Mutations in the GDF6 and GDF3 genes can cause KFS (2). ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1547-5654
DOI: 10.3171/2019.12.spine191538