BONE DYSPLASIAS OF INFANCY IN THE VIENNA COLLECTION

The Vienna Museum of Pathological Anatomy contains a vast collection o f abnormal skeletons. We have appraised this material and attempted to establish firm diagnoses of specific genetic disorders in terms of mo dern syndromic concepts. A number of the skeletons in the museum are t hose of deceased neonates; in many instances it was impossible to reac h a diagnosis on the basis of the outward appearance but radiographic investigations confirmed diagnoses including osteogenesis imperfecta t ype II, thanatophoric dysplasia, achondroplasia and achondrogenesis. T he Vienna collection represents a priceless resource for the investiga tion of genetic skeletal disorders of this type.