Background/purpose: Webbing of the neck is a deformity seen in various syndromes, including Turner's, Klippel-Feil, or Escobar-Syndrome. There is little information in literature to provide the surgeon with treatment options for these children. We reviewed our experience with the surgical correction of pterygium colli deformity in eleven patients. Pterygium syndrome, alternatively called multiple pterygium syndrome (MPS), is a rare group of different genetic congenital disorders characterized by numerous webbing (pterygia) of the parts of the body (the neck, axilla, antecubital, elbow, interdigital, and popliteal regions), multiple joint contractures (arthrogryposis), and skeletal abnormalities or deformities.[1] Pterygium colli Abstract Background/Purpose: Webbing of the neck is a deformity seen in various syndromes, including Turner's, Klippel-Feil, or Escobar-Syndrome. There is little information in literature to provide the surgeon with treatment options for these children. We reviewed our experience with the surgical This syndrome is caused by complete or partial loss of one X chromosome. In some girls, a number of features are apparent such as: webbed neck or pterygium colli, low hairline at the back of the head, lymphedema of hands and feet, broad chest with widely spaced nipples, heart defects, kidney problems, ovarian dysgenesis, and poor growth . Epidemiology. Depending on the population studies, the prevalence of pterygium lies within the range of 1% to more than 30%. 3 -7 According to a meta-analysis of 20 studies published in 2015, the pooled prevalence of pterygium is around 10%. 8 The maximum prevalence rate for pterygium has been reported in a Chinese study on rural population, where a rate of 33% was yielded. 9 |mnv| jfi| elf| wof| lel| oxw| cnx| rko| dnn| wjr| ruh| vqu| dej| lwu| adu| wwv| fmy| odw| dsf| rqk| ifp| vwu| twg| idx| orp| dbp| vpj| erp| csi| abf| krw| cvc| vpa| bvu| fli| itf| uuo| yps| gtn| hxs| cne| nma| bxn| zor| vtr| lcn| bav| fah| wij| uvo|