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Orthopaedics Metabolic Bone Disease 1b2b123a

All are true about Klippel-Feil syndrome EXCEPT:

A
Bilateral neck webbing
B
Bilateral shortening of sternocleidomastoid
C
Low hair line
D
Restriction of neck movements
High-Yield Explanation
ANSWER: (B) Bilateral shortening of sternocleidomastoidREF: Apley's 8th ep. 161Klippel-Feil syndrome is due to congenital fusion of one or more cervical vertebraeClassical triad:* Short web neck due to prominent trapezius and not short sternomastoidsLow posterior hair lineRestriction of neck movementsOther findings:ScoliosisSprengel's deformityGenitorenal abnormalitiesCongenital heart defectsOcular abnormalities like duane's contractureDeafness

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