Skeletal Dysplasias

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In: Endotext [Internet]. South Dartmouth (MA): MDText.com, Inc.; 2000.
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Skeletal dysplasias form a complex group of more than 400 conditions with extraordinary clinical and molecular heterogeneity. Their classification changes as we learn about their molecular bases. After a brief introduction to the evaluation of the short child, this chapter is structured according to the 2010 nosology and classification of genetic skeletal disorders and is not intended to detail each rare skeletal dysplasia. Rather, it aims to familiarize the reader with this classification, so that the clinician will be able to determine in which category of conditions to place an affected individual and thus establish a differential diagnosis. We then describe the clinical and radiological manifestations of some of the more common skeletal dysplasias in each group.

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