Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Spahr type
A rare genetic primary bone dysplasia disease characterized by usually moderate postnatal short stature progressive genu vara deformity a waddling gait and radiological signs of metaphyseal dysplasia (i.e. irregular sclerotic and widened metaphyses) in the absence of biochemical abnormalities suggestive of rickets disease. Intermittent knee pain lordosis and delayed motor development may also occasionally be associated.
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Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Spahr type?
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