[The usefulness of the skeleton in the diagnosis of malformation]

Most malformation syndromes (70%) show evidence of skeletal anomalies, mainly in the vertebral bodies and in the bony segments of the limbs. This explains the importance of studying the skeleton when faced with any multi-malformation syndrome, using techniques like CT, MRI, echography and densitometry as well as standard radiology. To increase the quantity of information available for diagnostic purposes it would be profitable to create a data bank containing all the possible radiological findings encountered in the numerous multi-malformation syndromes.