Successful reverse total shoulder replacement in a patient with Apert syndrome

• Published in: Shoulder & elbow Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 169
• Main Authors: Burton, Codey, Koong, Denis P, Seagrave, Kurt, Spasojevic, Milos, Mackenzie, Sam, Cass, Ben
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2024
• Subjects: dysplastic osteoarthritis; Apert syndrome; reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

Apert syndrome, first described in the literature by a French pediatrician Eugene Apert, is a rare congenital form of acrocephalodactyly with autosomal dominant inheritance. Classically, this syndrome is characterized by craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia, and symmetrical syndactyly of hands and f...