Successful general anesthesia for cervical spine fusion in a patient with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita: A case report.
- Author:
Sookyoung PARK
1
;
Sung Hee KANG
;
Sun Young JOO
;
Eun Jung CHO
;
Jinwoo NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea. gkjw2000@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atlantoaxial instability;
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Coxa Vara;
Dwarfism;
Humans;
Ligaments;
Myopia;
Osteochondrodysplasias;
Respiratory Insufficiency;
Retinal Detachment;
Spine
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2011;6(3):294-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC) is a kind of skeletal dysplasia, inheritable condition. The clinical features of SEDC are dwarfism, myopia with or without retinal detachment, coxa vara, thoracic dysplasia with respiratory failure and laryngotracheal stenosis. A point of particular concern to anesthetists is odontoid hypoplasia which, combined with ligamentous laxity, leads to atlantoaxial instability. We report successful general anesthesia for cervical spine fusion of a patient with SEDC.
