Spondyloepiphysial Dysplasia

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ABSTRACT :BACKGROUND:A 13 years old girl from north of Iraq, presentedwith gross deformity of her back & difficulty inwalking& then progressive difficulty inbreathing. A thoracic scoliotic deformity with ribhump obvious on her back, it is a case report ofspondyloepiphyseal dysplasis(SED) with primaryinvolvement of the vertebrae & epiphysealcenters all over the body.AIM OF THE STUDY:To present a very rare case of (SED), includingthe deformities& the complications that can bepresented with it.METHOD:Examining & survying a 13 years old Iraqifemale from north of Iraq.RESULTS:A thoracic scoliotic deformity was found&became more obvious on bending foreword, alsorib hump on the right side.Both hips in fixedflexion deformity & limitation of abduction.DISCUSSION:In SEDT the vertebral bodies are malformed&flattened, 1st described by Nilssone(1924).Wynne-Davies& Gormley(1985)estimated the prevalence to be 1 per 100.000 in aScottish population.