A case of skeletal dysplasia with advanced carpal ossification and "monkey wrench" appearance of the femora: mild Desbuquois dysplasia?

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A case of skeletal dysplasia with advanced carpal ossification and "monkey wrench" appearance of the femora: mild Desbuquois dysplasia?

European journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 1996

Nishimura G, Sato S, Ogata T, Tamai S, Hasegawa T, Matsuo N

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UNLABELLED: We report on a 14-year-old Japanese boy with radiographic features resembling those of Desbuquois dysplasia, including advanced carpal ossification, a "monkey wrench" appearance of the proximal femora, mild spondylar dysplasia, and generalized osteopenia. In contrast to the hitherto k...

Topics

Adolescent
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Femur
Humans
Japan
Male
Ossification, Heterotopic
Phenotype
Radiography
Spinal Diseases

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