Sjögren-Larsson syndrome--unusual presentation with pathological femoral neck fracture: a case report.

Patients with Sjögren-Larsson syndrome, an autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by ichthyosis, spastic diplegia/quadriplegia, mental retardation and ocular features that include pigmentary changes in the retina, rarely present to the orthopaedic surgeon. We detail a rare and unusual presentation of Sjögren-Larsson syndrome in an adolescent boy with bilateral femoral neck fractures.