Barbosa Violet, Maganzini Anthony L, Nieberg Lewis G
Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
N Y State Dent J. 2005 Jan;71(1):48-51.
Klippel-Feil syndrome is a disorder characterized by failure of normal segmentation of any two of the seven cervical vertebrae. It presents with a high frequency of cleft lip and/or palate and occasional oligodontia in both the primary and permanent dentition, craniofacial asymmetry, maxillary constriction and velopharyngeal insufficiency.