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Caudal regression syndrome

Caudal regression syndrome, or sacral agenesis (or hypoplasia of the sacrum), is a rare birth defect. It is a congenital disorder in which the fetal development of the lower spine—the caudal partition of the spine—is abnormal. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Caudal dysplasia sequence
OrphaNet reference
Caudal regression sequence 
May Cause
Absent or minimally ossified vertebrae
Anorectal anomaly
Bladder dysfunction
Cleft lip/palate
Clubfoot
Congenital foot deformity
Congenital hydrocephalus
Congenital vertebral abnormality
Congenitally abnormal pelvis
Coxa valga
Defective pubic ossification
Delayed ossification of the pubic bone
Diastematomyelia
Hip dislocation
Hip subluxation
Hydrocephalus
Hypopituitarism
Hypoplastic pelvis
Increased nuchal fold
Long thin bones
Metatarsus adductus
Narrow pelvis in an infant or child
Nuchal cystic hygroma
Oligohydramnios
Pubic bone nonossification
Sacral agenesis or hypoplasia
Skin dimple
Slender tubular long bones
Small acetabular angle
Spinal lipoma
Syringomyelia
Type A pelvis
Vertebral malsegmentation
Vertical talus
Wide pubic symphysis

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