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ArticleThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association2025

Failure of Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Klippel- Feil Syndrome- 4: A Case Report of a Rare Syndromic Robin Sequence.

Emma Yanko, Brandon Spink, Craig Gendron

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Article in The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emma YankoCollege of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8655-4642
Brandon SpinkCollege of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Craig GendronDepartment of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
University of Saskatchewan · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Klippel-Feil syndrome-4 (KFS4), a rare autosomal recessive form of Klippel- Feil syndrome, is characterized by facial dysmorphism, nemaline myopathy, and short stature. Only 10 cases of KFS4 have been previously published in the literature. We report a novel case of a 1- month-old girl with known KFS4 and Robin Sequence (RS). At 2 months old, she underwent bilateral mandibular distraction osteogenesis to correct significant airway obstruction. Despite adequate mandibular advancement, the patient failed extubation twice and eventually required a tracheostomy. Due to the multiple anomalies present in KFS4, mandibular distraction osteogenesis may have a decreased likelihood of surgical success.

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Klippel-Feil SyndromeMandibleOsteogenesis, DistractionPierre Robin SyndromeAirway ObstructionFemaleHumansInfantcraniofacial morphologymandibleoutcomesPierre Robin sequenceupper airway obstruction

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PMID38092684
PMCPMC11909787
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