Development of body proportions in achondroplasia: Sitting height, leg length, arm span, and foot length.

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The aims of this study was to construct references for sitting height, leg length, arm span, relative sitting height (sitting height/height), and foot length and to discuss the development for these anthropometric variables in achondroplasia. Sex-specific references covering ±2 SD are presented for ages 2-20 years. Legs and arms in achondroplasia are already at 2 years of age considerably shorter than in the...

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