Table 1.
Subject ID | 1 | 2 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Sex | f | f | m | m | f | f | m | f | m |
Age at Last Follow-up | 7 years, 9 months | 7 years, 11 months | 4 years, 9 months | 9 months | 22 years | 23 years | 17 years, 10 months | 4 years | 11 years |
Height (Z score) | −3.3 | −4.2 | −5.0 | −9.0 | −10.8 | −8.8 | −5.1 | −6.7 | −6.0 |
Weight (Z score) | −0.1 | −1.2 | −2.1 | −5.1 | −4.2 | −3.0 | −2.4 | −2.2 | −4.0 |
FOC (Z score) | N/A | N/A | −0.6 | N/A | −3.4 | −2.1 | 0.6 | −1.0 | −3.0 |
Disproportionately Short Stature | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
Orthopedic Abnormalities |
none | genu valgum; leg length discrepancy; Perthes versus avascular necrosisa | rhizomelia; brachydactyly | rhizomelia; brachydactyly | rhizomelia and mesomelia; short, broad hands and feet |
mildly short hands and feet | knee pain but no surgeries or joint dislocations | kyphoscoliosis; hyperlordosis; joint laxity; genu valgum | genu valgum (s/p surgery); leg length discrepancy; brachydactyly |
Radiographic Features | |||||||||
Metaphyses | widened metaphyses with striations and irregularities | metaphyseal irregularities | broad, flared with striations and irregularities | broad and flared | metaphyseal striations with irregularities | widened metaphyses with striations and irregularities | irregular, with striations | metaphyseal striations with irregularities | striations and irregularities, most notably in distal femurs and proximal tibias |
Epiphyses | normal | unknown | small epiphyses which progressed to flattened epiphyses | normal | unknown | normal | normal | normal | small; delayed ossification |
Spine | platyspondyly | platyspondyly | platyspondyly | platyspondyly | platyspondyly with biconcave vertebrae; progressive, severe double curve scoliosis | platyspondyly; biconcave vertebrae | biconcave vertebrae with mild platyspondyly | mild platyspondyly; some vertebral bodies with biconcave endplates | biconcave deformities; pear-shaped vertebral bodies; progressive decrease in interpedicular distances |
Other Skeletal Findings | short, wide femoral necks | unknown | shallow acetabula with prominent ischial component; genu valgum | squaring of iliac wings | very short, irregular femoral necks; coxa vara; ivory epiphyses (hand); dislocated left hip with pseudoacetabulum | short femoral neck; coxa vara |
exaggerated lumbar lordosis | none | slightly short and wide femoral necks |
Abbreviations are as follows: f = female, m = male, FOC = frontal occipital circumference, and N/A = not available.
Reported by parents after evaluation.