Anesthesia Management in Achondroplasia: A Case Report

Achondroplasia is the result of a mutation in the gene encoding the type 3 receptor for a fibroblast growth factor. This abnormality results in malformation endochondral ossification. Achondroplasia is characterized by disproportionately short stature, lumbar lordosis, large head, midface hypoplasia...

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Main Authors: Houman Teymourian, Hamidreza Azizi Faresani, Faranak Behnaz, Arash Tafrishinejad, Hamideh Ariannia, Sogol Asgari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-05-01
Series:Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
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Online Access:https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/331
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Summary:Achondroplasia is the result of a mutation in the gene encoding the type 3 receptor for a fibroblast growth factor. This abnormality results in malformation endochondral ossification. Achondroplasia is characterized by disproportionately short stature, lumbar lordosis, large head, midface hypoplasia, short hands, and normal cognitive development. Our report is about a 28-year-old patient with achondroplasia who underwent surgery for correction of kyphosis due to spinal canal stenosis. In this present case we study management anesthesia.
ISSN:2423-5849