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Photograph of male patient with achondroplasia standing beside his mother at age 10 (left) and age 16 (right). His height increased from 3′9″ (114 cm) before lengthening to 5′5.5″ (165 cm) after three 4-segment lower-limb juvenile-onset lengthenings totaling 15.75″ (40 cm). He also had 12 cm lengthening of his humeri.
