Mesomelic dysplasia, Langer type (Q101940)
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Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) is characterised by severe disproportionate short stature with mesomelic and rhizomelic shortening of the upper and lower limbs. LMD represents a more severe form of L eri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (see this term) with severely shortened long bones of the limbs (involving both the middle and proximal segments), deformity of the humeral head, angulation of the radial shaft, carpal distortion, a short femoral neck, and absence or hypoplasia of the proximal half of the fibula.
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| English | Mesomelic dysplasia, Langer type |
Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) is characterised by severe disproportionate short stature with mesomelic and rhizomelic shortening of the upper and lower limbs. LMD represents a more severe form of L eri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (see this term) with severely shortened long bones of the limbs (involving both the middle and proximal segments), deformity of the humeral head, angulation of the radial shaft, carpal distortion, a short femoral neck, and absence or hypoplasia of the proximal half of the fibula. |
