Musculoskeletal abnormality

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A musculoskeletal abnormality is a disorder of the musculoskeletal system present at birth.

They can be due to deformity or malformation.{{cite web |url=http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch288/ch288a.html |title=Introduction: Congenital Craniofacial and Musculoskeletal Abnormalities: Merck Manual Professional }}

An example is Klippel–Feil syndrome.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

Although present at birth, some only become obvious postnatally.{{cite web |url=http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/skmus2.htm |title=UNSW Embryology- Musculoskeletal System - Abnormalities |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409150747/http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/notes/skmus2.htm |archive-date=2008-04-09 }}