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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul 3:2018:bcr2017221789.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221789.

Apert syndrome: Be aware of the 'dodgy' hip!

Shehzaad Aziz Khan  1   2 , Thomas Steven Moores  1 , Charles Docker  2
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Apert syndrome: Be aware of the 'dodgy' hip!

Shehzaad Aziz Khan et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Apert syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterised by craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia and syndactyly of hands and feet. Here we present a case of a 44-year-old woman, with a genetic diagnosis of Apert syndrome from birth, who presented with symptomatic left-sided hip osteoarthritis secondary to femoral abnormalities. She proceeded to have a total hip replacement. This case report describes the rare occurrence to identify a possible association between Apert syndrome and hip abnormalities.

Keywords: congenital disorders; developmental paediatrocs; orthopaedic and trauma surgery; paediatric surgery.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis demonstrating coxa brevia, short femoral neck, atypical signs of hip dysplasia and bilateral moderate osteoarthritis of the hip joints.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis showing the new total hip replacement in situ.
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Figure 3
Lateral radiograph of the left hip showing the new total hip replacement in situ.
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