TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe scoliosis associated with Costello syndrome
T2 - a case report.
AU - Motosuneya, T.
AU - Asazuma, T.
AU - Tsuji, T.
AU - Watanabe, H.
AU - Nakayama, Y.
AU - Nemoto, K.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - Costello syndrome is characterised by dwarfism, unique cutaneous lesions, a distinct facial gestalt, and mental retardation. There have been no detailed reports of severe spinal deformities requiring surgical treatment as a complication of Costello syndrome. We report a case of a 10-year-old girl with progressive scoliosis associated with Costello syndrome. She underwent anterior release and posterior surgical correction and fusion from T5 to L2 using a third generation hook and rod system plus spinous process wiring. Congenital portal vein deficiency and coagulopathy were other major complications. At 15-month follow-up, the patient had good balance and no evidence of instrumentation failure.
AB - Costello syndrome is characterised by dwarfism, unique cutaneous lesions, a distinct facial gestalt, and mental retardation. There have been no detailed reports of severe spinal deformities requiring surgical treatment as a complication of Costello syndrome. We report a case of a 10-year-old girl with progressive scoliosis associated with Costello syndrome. She underwent anterior release and posterior surgical correction and fusion from T5 to L2 using a third generation hook and rod system plus spinous process wiring. Congenital portal vein deficiency and coagulopathy were other major complications. At 15-month follow-up, the patient had good balance and no evidence of instrumentation failure.
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U2 - 10.1177/230949900601400324
DO - 10.1177/230949900601400324
M3 - Article
C2 - 17200544
AN - SCOPUS:34249714363
SN - 1022-5536
VL - 14
SP - 346
EP - 349
JO - Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
JF - Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
IS - 3
ER -