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short-limbed dwarfism ("diastrophic" means twisted, thus scoliosis)
x-ray features:
* short flared metaphyses with flattened epiphyses in tubular bones of extremities
* equinovarus deformity of feet -- major joints subluxed
* spine: kyphoscoliosis with gradual decrease in interpediculate distance toward caudal end of L-spine
* hands
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Synonyms and related keywords: classic diastrophic dysplasia, mild diastrophic dysplasia, skeletal dysplasia, diastrophic variants, cherub dwarf, diastrophic dwarfism, dwarfing, diastrophic nanism syndrome, achondroplasia with clubfeet, diastrophic variant, arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, DTDST gene AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 11 Author Information Introduction Indications...

Links to chapters on individual conditions in Wheeless' Textbook Deformities of the Limbs Achondroplasia Chondrodysplasia Punctata: Chondroectodermal Dysplasia: Cleidocranial Dysplasia Diastrophic Dwarfism: ...

Abstract A collection of 893 historical picture postcards from 1900 to 1935, depicting dwarfs and giants, was analysed from medical and psychosocial viewpoints. In conditions such as 'bird headed dwarfism', achondroplasia, cretinism, so-called Aztecs or pinheads, Grebe chondrodysplasia, and acromegalic gigantism, the disorder could be diagnosed easily. In hypopituitary dwarfism, exact...

Dwarfism, Madelung Deformity. NORD Database
Dyschondrosteosis is a very rare inherited disorder characterized by unusually shortened, bowed bones in the forearms (radius and ulna), abnormal deviation of the wrist toward the thumb side of the hand due to shortening of the radius and dislocation of the end portion of the ulna...

Objectives
1. Define short stature
2. Discuss the etiology( ies) of short stature, and their relative frequency
3. Discuss an approach to evaluation of the child with short stature
4. Discuss problems associated with short stature

Background: Dwarfism is a commonly used term for disproportionately short stature, although a more medically appropriate term for this disorder is skeletal dysplasia. Short stature is defined as height that is 3 or more standard deviations below the mean height for age. If short stature is proportional, the condition may...

Synonyms and related keywords: skeletal dysplasia, disproportional short stature, short stature, dwarfism, osteochondrodysplasias, thanatophoric dysplasia, achondroplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta, achondrogenesis, chondrodysplasia punctata, homozygous achondroplasia, chondrodysplasia punctata, camptomelic dysplasia, congenital lethal hypophosphatasia, perinatal lethal type of osteogenesis imperfecta, short-rib polydactyly syndromes, hypochondroplasia, rhizomelic type of chondrodysplasia punctata, Jansen-type metaphyseal dysplasia, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia...

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