Description:
Skeletal dysplasias are a heterogeneous group of dysplasias of growth and remodeling of bone and cartilage. Diastrophic dysplasia is considered a short-limb dwarfing condition.This term describes dwarfism with perhaps the most numerous and severe skeletal abnormalities from cervical spine to the feet. In the past, this condition was referred to as achondroplasia with clubfeet or arthrogryposis multiplex congenita.