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Reminder of important clinical lesson
CASE REPORT
Block vertebra
  1. Avinash Alva,
  2. Dimpu Bhagawati,
  3. Hilali Noordeen
  1. Spinal Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, UK
  1. Correspondence to Mr. Avinash Alva, avinashalva{at}gmail.com

Summary

We report a case of congenital kyphosis in a 5-year-old child. Although she was presented before the age of 1 year to her local orthopaedic unit, a definitive diagnosis of unsegmented vertebra was made when she was referred to our unit. The child was treated with posterior fusion, which improved part of the deformity and completely prevented progression. We discuss the case and the condition, which if ignored can lead to progressive painful deformity and paralysis.

  • orthopaedics
  • congenital disorders

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-222395

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors AA: wrote the article and literature review. DB: edited the article. HN: performed the surgery and edited the article.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Guardian consent obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.