Abstract
This rare disorder was delineated by Maroteaux et al. (1966). “Metatropic” refers to the changing bodily proportions which are the result of progressive spinal malalignment and shortening of the trunk relative to the limbs. Case reports can be recognized in the early literature under the redundant title “hyperplastic achondroplasia”. There are different varieties of this condition, including a rare, severe form which is lethal in the neonate.
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Cremin, B.J., Beighton, P. (1978). Metatropic Dysplasia. In: Bone Dysplasias of Infancy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48307-3_13
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