Corrections of diverse forms of lower limb deformities in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (Morquio syndrome)

Background: Thoracolumbar kyphosis has been considered as the first presenting deformity and is often a key diagnostic clue noted in children with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type IV (Morquio′s syndrome). However, we observed that the progressive irregularities of the epiphyses of the long bones wer...

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Main Authors: Ali Al Kaissi, Vladimir Kenis, Eugeniy Melchenko, Maher Ben Ghachem, Robert Csepan, Franz Grill, Rudolf Ganger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2016;volume=13;issue=2;spage=88;epage=94;aulast=Al