Keywords:
Musculoskeletal spine, MR, Imaging sequences, Congenital
Authors:
V. A. Mutafchiyski, B. Milev; Sofia/BG
DOI:
10.26044/essr2019/P-0061
Conclusion
The discovery of various abnormalities,
especially those related to the musculoskeletal system,
with the necessary imaging techniques associated with genetic research,
is of key importance for the detection of Klippel -Feil syndrome and its differentiation with similar conditions such as ankylosing spondilytis,
complications of discitis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Early diagnosis is valuable because of the numerous possible associated anomalies and their complications,
such as basilar invagination,
neural dysgenesis,
and skeletal and visceral anomalies.
Finally,
since Klippel-Feil syndrome predisposes to spinal and neural injury,
awareness of the disorder is important so that activities associated with increased risk of head and neck trauma can be avoided.