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Klippel Feil Syndrome: Clinical Phenotypes Associated With Surgical Treatment.
Spine - 1 Jun 2020
Hachem Laureen D, Mathieu Francois, Lamberti-Pasculli Maria, Hanak Brian W, Zeller Reinhard, Kulkarni Abhaya V, Drake James, Ibrahim George M
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STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE: To define distinct Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) patient phenotypes that are associated with the need for surgical intervention. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: KFS is characterized by the congenital fusion of cervical vertebrae; however, patients often present with a variety of other spinal and extraspinal anomalies suggesting this syndrome encompasses a heterogeneous...
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