Osteogenesis Imperfecta

"Myelomeningocele, Lipomeningocele, and Caudal Regression"

Cervical alignment varies with positioning of the patient. This is especially important in young children. The head has been shown to be disproportionately large in children, so if they are placed ...

Spina bifida is a defect in neural tube formation and closure that occurs for unknown reasons. Supplementation of dietary folate at the time of conception has been strongly linked to a decre ...

Kyphosis represents an anterior concave curvature of the spine, which is normally seen in the thoracic and sacral spine. Lordosis represents a posterior concave curvature of the spine, which is nor ...

Also known as congenital cervical synostosis, Klippel-Feilsyndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by cervical fusion and multiplecongenital malformations. One of the major clinically apparent def ...

May be variable bone involvementMultiple bone (polyostotic disease)McCune-Albright syndromeMultiple bone lesions (Slide 1 and Slide 2) ...

Ulnar club hand is classified as a post-axial longitudinal deficiency. The axis of the forearm lies along the middle finger; the ulnar side is considered post-axial and the radial side is ...

The osteochondroses represent disordered growth and function of endochondral ossification under load or stress in a growing child. This phenomenon affects cartilage in almost every region of the bo ...

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a disorder of type I collagen, a structural protein that comprises bones, dentin, cornea, sclera, dermis, tendons, fascia, meninges, and organ capsules. Ma ...