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C2-C3 subluxation

MedGen UID:
395593
Concept ID:
C2678323
Finding
HPO: HP:0008456

Definition

A partial dislocation of the intervertebral joint between the second and third cervical vertebrae. [from HPO]

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Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome
MedGen UID:
341339
Concept ID:
C1848934
Disease or Syndrome
The FLNB disorders include a spectrum of phenotypes ranging from mild to severe. At the mild end are spondylocarpotarsal synostosis (SCT) syndrome and Larsen syndrome; at the severe end are the phenotypic continuum of atelosteogenesis types I (AOI) and III (AOIII) and Piepkorn osteochondrodysplasia (POCD). SCT syndrome is characterized by postnatal disproportionate short stature, scoliosis and lordosis, clubfeet, hearing loss, dental enamel hypoplasia, carpal and tarsal synostosis, and vertebral fusions. Larsen syndrome is characterized by congenital dislocations of the hip, knee, and elbow; clubfeet (equinovarus or equinovalgus foot deformities); scoliosis and cervical kyphosis, which can be associated with a cervical myelopathy; short, broad, spatulate distal phalanges; distinctive craniofacies (prominent forehead, depressed nasal bridge, malar flattening, and widely spaced eyes); vertebral anomalies; and supernumerary carpal and tarsal bone ossification centers. Individuals with SCT syndrome and Larsen syndrome can have midline cleft palate and hearing loss. AOI and AOIII are characterized by severe short-limbed dwarfism; dislocated hips, knees, and elbows; and clubfeet. AOI is lethal in the perinatal period. In individuals with AOIII, survival beyond the neonatal period is possible with intensive and invasive respiratory support. Piepkorn osteochondrodysplasia (POCD) is a perinatal-lethal micromelic dwarfism characterized by flipper-like limbs (polysyndactyly with complete syndactyly of all fingers and toes, hypoplastic or absent first digits, and duplicated intermediate and distal phalanges), macrobrachycephaly, prominant forehead, hypertelorism, and exophthalmos. Occasional features include cleft palate, omphalocele, and cardiac and genitourinary anomalies. The radiographic features at mid-gestation are characteristic.

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PubMed

Menezes AH, Dlouhy BJ
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 May;36(5):975-985. Epub 2020 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04488-3. PMID: 31901967
Easter JS, Barkin R, Rosen CL, Ban K
J Emerg Med 2011 Sep;41(3):252-6. Epub 2010 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.03.018. PMID: 20493656
Einsiedel T, Freund W, Sander S, Trnavac S, Gebhard F, Kramer M
Int Orthop 2009 Jun;33(3):795-800. Epub 2008 May 27 doi: 10.1007/s00264-008-0568-1. PMID: 18504577Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Ibebuike K, Roussot M, Watt J, Dunn R
Afr Health Sci 2018 Jun;18(2):458-467. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v18i2.31. PMID: 30602973Free PMC Article
Hong JT, Yi JS, Kim JT, Ji C, Ryu KS, Park CK
World Neurosurg 2010 Feb;73(2):112-8; discussion e15. Epub 2009 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.010. PMID: 20860937
Watanabe M, Nomura T, Toh E, Sato M, Mochida J
J Spinal Disord Tech 2005 Apr;18(2):148-51. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000154459.47467.d6. PMID: 15800432

Diagnosis

Hong JT, Yi JS, Kim JT, Ji C, Ryu KS, Park CK
World Neurosurg 2010 Feb;73(2):112-8; discussion e15. Epub 2009 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.010. PMID: 20860937

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