Síndrome TAR con tetrafocomelia

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Síndrome TAR con tetrafocomelia

The tar syndrome with tetraphocomelia

H. F. MISCIONE y C. PRIMONO Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología Infantil. Hospital de Pediatría Dr. J. P. Garrahan. Buenos Aires (Argentina).

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07/11/2008

Aceptación:

07/11/2008

Publicación:

07/11/2008

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Resumen (ES)

The TAR syndrome is a recessive genetic anomaly of low incidence in the pediatric orthopaedic pathology. This paper reported a group of patients with complet syndrome. All of these patients had blood cell abnormalities, phocomelia of the upper extremities, femorotibial union and absence of tibia. It is very important the correct diagnosis as recurrent episodes of thrombocytopenia and early surgery of lower limbs. We report seven patients of the Garrahan Hospital of Bs.As. with the differential diagnosis, the results of surgical treatment: axial alignment and rehabilitation of the legs and walking adaptation.

Palabras clave (ES):

Tetrafocomelia

Focomelia

Agenesia

Miembro

Superior

Inferior

Síndrome

TAR

Resumen (EN)

The TAR syndrome is a recessive genetic anomaly of low incidence in the pediatric orthopaedic pathology. This paper reported a group of patients with complet syndrome. All of these patients had blood cell abnormalities, phocomelia of the upper extremities, femorotibial union and absence of tibia. It is very important the correct diagnosis as recurrent episodes of thrombocytopenia and early surgery of lower limbs. We report seven patients of the Garrahan Hospital of Bs.As. with the differential diagnosis, the results of surgical treatment: axial alignment and rehabilitation of the legs and walking adaptation.

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