Severe Skew Foot Deformity in a Patient With Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome
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UNLABELLED We report on a 3-year-old boy with the full phenotypic features of Freeman Sheldon syndrome (FSS). Severe skew foot deformity has been recognized as additional skeletal abnormality. Parents were first degree cousins, raising the possibility of autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of severe skew foot deformity in a patient with (FSS). KEYWORDS Freeman-Sheldon syndrome; Skew foot deformity; Metatarsus adductus.
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