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Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

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Pathophysiology

Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is congenital fusion of two or more cervical vertebrae, caused by failed segmentation of the cervical somites in weeks 3 to 8 of gestation. Incidence is about 1 in 42,000...

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