ACROMESOMELIC DWARFISM - A NEW VARIATION

Authors
FERRAZ FG MAROTEAUX P SOUSA JP ALVES T DIAS I FERRAZ E MARQUES M SANTOS L
Citation
Fg. Ferraz et al., ACROMESOMELIC DWARFISM - A NEW VARIATION, Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 6(1), 1997, pp. 27-32
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Pediatrics
Journal title
Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B → ACNP
ISSN journal
1060152X
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
27 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
1060-152X(1997)6:1<27:AD-ANV>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The rare skeletal disorder, acromesomelic dwarfism, is characterized b y short stature and short limbs. Bone dysplasia is evident. We report two cases of a variation of this disorder in a Portuguese woman and he r son. The clinical features of these two cases differ from those of c ases previously reported in the literature.