1st Edition

Fetal and Perinatal Skeletal Dysplasias an Atlas of Multimodality Imaging

    Skeletal dysplasias are rare, they may be genetic, sporadic or environmentally determined conditions, affecting bone and cartilage growth and development. The genetic mutations continue to exert their influence throughout the life of the affected individual. This unique, full colour atlas features 132 conditions with 2300 images of over 500 patients. It brings together the wide-ranging clinical disciplines involved in pre and postnatal care and diagnosis and presents perinatal images of rare skeletal disorders to include skeletal dysplasias and malformation syndromes on a case-by-case basis. It presents the most up-to-date information on the individual conditions to include the mode of inheritance (autosomal dominant or recessive, or non-genetic), the Mendelian Inheritance in Man number (MIM) for further reference reading, the locus (the chromosome number and position on the affected chromosome), the mutated gene and the affected protein. Each condition has a brief summary including synonyms, incidence, genetics, age at presentation, clinical, prenatal ultrasound and postnatal radiological features, bone histology, prognosis and differential diagnosis. Images are presented with each case illustrating different imaging modalities and with gross and/or histopathology findings. Brief clinical findings are also given where available. It is of great value to all clinicians and technicians working in fetal medicine and neonatal care. It greatly assists in diagnostic accuracy and provides clinicians and affected families with the information needed to make informed management decisions.

    Foreword. About the authors. Acknowledgements. Normal fetal skeletal growth and development. Diagnosis of fetal skeletal dysplasias. Individual conditions grouped according to the international nosology and classification of genetic skeletal disorders. FGFR3 chondrodysplasia group. Type 2 collagen group. Type 11 collagen group. Sulphation disorders group. Perlecan group. Filamin group. TRPV4 group. Short-rib dysplasia (with or without polydactyly) group. Metaphyseal chondrodysplasias. Severe spondylodysplastic dysplasias. Acromelic dysplasias. Acromesomelic dysplasias. Mesomelic and rhizo-mesomelic dysplasias. Bent bones dysplasias. Slender bone dysplasia group. Dysplasias with multiple joint dislocations. Chondrodysplasia punctata (CDP) group. Neonatal osteosclerotic dysplasias. Increased bone density group (without modification of bone shape). Increased bone density with metaphyseal and/or diaphyseal involvement. Decreased bone density group. Defective mineralization group. Lysosomal storage diseases with skeletal involvement (dysostosis multiplex group). Cleidocranial dysplasia group. Craniosynostosis syndromes and isolated cranial ossification defects group. Dysostoses with predominant craniofacial involvement. Disorders with predominant vertebral with and without costal involvement. Brachydactylies (with or without extraskeletal manifestations). Limb hypoplasia - reduction defects group. Polydactyly-syndactyly-triphalangism group. Syndromes not included in the International Nomenclature Classification. Appendices. Synopsis of fetal development. Normal development of the fetal skeleton. Growth charts. Gamuts.

    Biography

    Christine M Hall, Amaka C Offiah, Francesca Forzano, Mario Lituania, Michelle Fink, Deborah Krakow