ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Surgical Treatment of Sprengel's Deformity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- A Unique Presentation of Bilateral Sprengel's Deformity with a Horseshoe Configuration of Connected Omovertebral Bony Bars.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- "Sprengel's Deformity in children" -A Case Series with an Evidence - Based Approach in Diagnosis and it's Surgical Management.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Sprengel Deformity Associated with Spondylocostal Dysostosis Treated Using a Modified Wilkinson Procedure: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Bilateral Sprengel's Deformity Treated with Bilateral Modified Woodward Procedure: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Surgical Correction of Sprengel's Deformity in Children Using the Modified Green Technique: A Functional and 3D Motion Analysis Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Sprengel deformity: What is the functional outcome of conservative treatment versus surgical correction?Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Article
- Woodward procedure with intraoperative neuromonitoring for Sprengel deformity: a retrospective study with a mean 5-year follow-up.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Management of Sprengel deformity by modified Woodward approach and outcome: a case series and literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Morphological analysis of the omovertebral bone and scapula in children with sprengel deformity using three-dimensional computed tomography.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes in Children Undergoing the Modified Green Procedure for Treating Sprengel's Deformity: Results from a Multicentric Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Transfers of the sternal head of pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi to treat Sprengel's syndrome.JSES international · 2024Article
- Sprengel's Deformity: A Paediatric Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Neglected Sprengel's deformity in an 80-year-old female cadaver: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- Anesthetic management of scapular Y-osteotomy using a combination of suprascapular nerve block and erector spinae plane block for Sprengel deformity associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report.JA clinical reports · 2023Article
- Surgical Treatment of Sprengel's Deformity in Adolescents and Adults.JB & JS open accessArticle
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Abstract
(1) Background: Sprengel's deformity (SD) is a rare congenital anomaly caused by failure in the descent of the scapula. We aimed to systematically review the current literature reporting data from children undergoing surgery for SD, in order to explore the rate of success and complications of the different surgical techniques, possibly providing recommendations about the management of SD in children. (2) Methods: we electronically searched the literature from Ovid, MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library databases. Demographic data, surgical procedures, outcomes and complications were analyzed. We categorized surgical procedures into five groups. (3) Results: 41 articles met the inclusion criteria, showing a poor overall study quality; 674 patients (711 shoulders) were analyzed. Green's and Woodward's procedures, both aiming the scapular relocation in a more anatomical position, were the most commonly used techniques. We counted 168 adverse events (18 major complications). The best clinical and cosmetic results seem to be achieved when surgery is performed in children aged less than eight years. (4) Conclusions: this paper represents the first systematic review reporting qualitative and quantitative data about the surgical treatment of SD. Surgery for SD seems to be effective in increasing the shoulder's range of motion and improving the cosmetic appearance in almost all cases, with a low rate of major complications.
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