Apert Syndrome: A Report of One Case
10.4055/jkoa.1986.21.5.939
- Author:
Jun Kyoung HWANG
;
Dong Sik LEE
;
Jung Kun LIM
;
Jong Sool SONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Apert syndrome
- MeSH:
Acrocephalosyndactylia;
Craniosynostoses;
Fingers;
Humans;
Syndactyly;
Toes
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1986;21(5):939-942
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Apert described acrocephalosyndactly as a clinical entity in 1906. The classic description of this syndrome includes patient with a combination of acrocephaly and syndactyly of either fingers, toes or both. More than 200 cases have been reported in the world literature. Authors experienced on case of the classic pattern of Apert syndrome and treated surgically for syndactyly. This one case was reported on this paper with brief review of the relevant literatures.
