Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome: Report of seven patients with the Smith-McCort variant and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-93

  Burns, Catherine ^a   Powell, Berkley R ^b   Edward Hsia, Y ^a,b,c   Reinker, Kent ^d  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone dysplasia; Cervical spine instability; Dyggve Melchior Clausen syndrome; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYGGVE MELCHIOR CLAUSEN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

EID: 0037216470     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200301000-00018     Document Type: Article

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