Correction of polydactyly in patients with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome : A report of two cases


Published online: Aug 27 2008

Emilie Desbonnez, Antoine de Gheldere, Olivier Barbier, Pierre-Louis Docquier

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louvain University, St-Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Ellis – van Creveld syndrome (EVC) is a rare chondroectodermal dysplasia presenting several skeletal manifestations and congenital heart malformations. Polydactyly is the most frequent skeletal anomaly. The authors report two cases of EVC syndrome with different manifestations, which underwent surgical treatment for polydactyly.