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. 2006 Feb;43(2):e8. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2005.034256

Table 4 Skeletal anomalies in NF1 microdeletion patients.

No. of patients* Pectus excavatum Scoliosis Brachy‐dactyly Brachy‐cephaly Cubitus valgus Metaphyseal anomalies Poly‐dactyly Other
Kayes et al7,13 3 2 1 2 Absent coccyx; shield chest
Wu et al28 1 1 Metatarsus adductus
Leppig et al17 2 1 Spinal stenosis; Madelung deformity
Colley et al9 2 2
Leppig et al16 6 2 2 2 Dislocation of radii
Tonsgard et al3 1 Tibial torsion
Cnossen et al4 1 1 1 1
Valero et al25 1 1
Rasmussen et al21 3 2 Fibular pseudoarthrosis
Ruggieri et al22 1 1
Riva et al23,28 2 1 1 Broad diaphyses; flared rib cage; congenital hip dislocation; leg anomalies
Lopez‐Correa et al18 4 3 1
Oktenli et al20 1 1 1 1 Osteoporosis; spina bifida
Venturin et al27 5 1 2 4 1 Syndactyly; pes planus
Kehrer‐Sawatzki et al14 3 2 1 Camptodactyly
Our patients 6 1 4 1 1 1 Club foot; increased carrying angle; pectus carinatum
Total 42 14 18 9 3 4 1 1

*Only those patients with some description of skeletal phenotype.