Campomelic Dysplasia Nemours

Description: What is the meaning? The terms camptomelic and campomelic refer to the bowing of the femur and tibia, (‘campto’ meaning bent and ‘melia’ refers to the limbs) commonly seen in this disorder. Some individuals can have this condition without any appreciable bowing of the long bones, called “acampomelic” camptomelic dysplasia. The term ‘campomelic or camptomelic syndrome’ has also been used to stress the presence of significant abnormalities outside of the musculoskeletal system.