TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hemivertebrae
A1  - Bianchi, Diana W.
A1  - Crombleholme, Timothy M.
A1  - D'Alton, Mary E.
A1  - Malone, Fergal D.
PY  - 2015
T2  - Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient, 2e
AB  - Key  PointsHemivertebrae  are  a  major  cause  of  congenital  scoliosis  and  kyphoscoliosis.Incidence  is  0.3  to  1  per  1000  livebirths.  More  common  in  females.Vertebral  anomalies  develop  during  first  6  weeks  of  gestation.Hemivertebrae  act  as  a  wedge  within  the  vertebral  column,  causing  curvature  away  from  side  of  defect.Prognosis  for  isolated  hemivertebra(e)  is  good.Can  be  associated  with  neural  tube  defects,  occult  intraspinal  defects,  renal  anomalies,  tracheoesophageal  atresia/fistula.Associated  syndromes  in  the  differential  diagnosis  include:  Goldenhar,  Jarcho–Levin,  Poland,  Robinow,  chondrodysplasia  punctat,  Alagille,  and  Pallister–Hall.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106399825
ER  -