Short maxillary length
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A short maxillary length can result from many congenital and acquired causes. If seen in an antenatal ultrasound scan, it is often considered to have a high association with trisomy 21 1.
Congenital conditions
Many conditions that can cause midfacial hypoplasia will result in a short maxillary length. These include:
- 18q deletion syndrome
- Alport syndrome 3
- fetal alcohol syndrome
- fetal valproate syndrome
- fetal
Warfarinwarfarin syndrome - Stickler syndrome group
Acquired conditions
In acquired situations (i.e. in an adult), previous surgery (e.g. for tumour resection) and trauma are important considerations.
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