The Freeman-Sheldon syndrome is a rare congenital myopathy and dysplasia. Fibrotic contractures of the facial muscles result in the characteristic "whistling face". Difficulties with intubation may be attributed in part to microstomia and micrognathia. In addition to other deformities, limb myopathy results in ulnar flexion contractures of the hand and equinovarus/valgus deformities of the feet...

MANDIBULO-FACIAL dysostosis is the name given by Franceschetti and Zwahlen (1944) and Franceschetti and Klein (1949) to a complex of symptoms which together comprise a congenital oro-facial syndrome (Wildervanck, 1960). Franceschetti and Klein (1949) reviewed the literature and described the typical characteristics of the syndrome as follows: (1) Antimongoloid palpebral fissures with either a n...

Cleft involving the lip and palate are most commonly seen congenital deformities that occurs at time of birth. They not life threatening unless associated with some syndromes having systemic complications. Alveolar bone grafting is a common modalities treatment for improving patients CLCP multidisciplinary approach. This article discusses secondary alveolar graft in detail future prospects.

Children with spina bifida develop a wide variety of congenital and acquired orthopedic deformities. Among these are hip deformities such as contracture, subluxation, or dislocation. Patients may also have problems with the knee joint, such as knee flexion or extension contracture, knee valgus deformity, or late knee instability and pain. In addition, rotational deformities of the lower extremi...

Background The treatment of congenital spinal deformities is a real challenge. The modern standard of treatment includes surgical interventions intended to correct or fuse the spine. In some cases, such an approach is impossible because of severe comorbidities. We hypothesized that a Cheneau brace might be effective in young patients with congenital spinal deformity. This paper is a continuatio...

An unusual combination of congenital malformations in a 16-year-old emotionally disturbed man is described. The anomalies included severe congenital bilateral leg lymphedema, bilateral gynecomastia, unilateral cataract, and malformed external genitalia. Genetic and hormonal investigations were unremarkable. Multiple concomitant operations (vascular and plastic surgeons) to correct the deformiti...