congenital abnormalities - shoulder

Sprengel shoulder

definition

·      congenital elevation of shoulder

epidemiology

·      autosomal dominant

·      associated with neighbouring congenital anomalies

aetiology

·      failure of descent of arm bud

·      arm bud appears in 3rd wk

·      at level of C5 to T1

·      scapula develops in arm bud in 5th wk

·      descends over next 3 months

·      to level of T2 to T7

clinical features

·      scapula elevated

·      superior angle rotated upwards and forwards

·      shoulder musculature deficient

·      limited shoulder abduction and external rotation

·      scapula may be

·      smaller than other side

·      joined to cervical spine by fibrous or bony (omovertebral) bar

·      associated abnormalities

·      cervical ribs

·      fused or absent thoracic ribs

·      Klippel-Feil syndrome

·      thoracic vertebral anomalies

·      hypoplastic humerus or clavicle

treatment

·      various procedures described

·      soft tissue release

·      osteotomy

·      risk of

·      hypertrophic scar

·      brachial plexus injury

·      simplest procedure is

·      excision of prominent angle

·      excision of omovertebral bar

Congenital pseudarthrosis of clavicle

epidemiology

·      rare condition

aetiology

·      theories

·      failure of fusion of 2 ossific centres of clavicle

·      pressure from subclavian artery

clinical features

·      painless swelling over mid clavicle

·      presents soon after birth

·      almost always on right side

radiology

·      bulbous ends overlying each other

diffferential diagnosis

·      birth fracture of clavicle

·      pain

·      traumatic delivery

·      callus on x-ray

·      cleidocranial dysostosis

·      bilateral

·      associated facial and pelvic bone abnormalities

treatment

·      options

·      excision of prominent lateral end of sternal part

·      bone graft and internal fixation