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JOHN G. KUHNS, M.D.; SUMNER M. ROBERTS, M.D.; ROBERT J. JOPLIN, M.D.; WILLIAM A. ELLISTON, F.R.C.S.; FREDERIC W. ILFELD, M.D.; GEORGE G. BAILEY, M.D.; JOSEPH A. FREIBERG, M.D.; JOSEPH E. MILGRAM, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1938;37(6):1033-1056.

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HEREDITARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DEFORMITIES

Chondrodystrophy with Flattening of the Vertebrae.

—Guerin and Lachapele¹ report a case of chondrodystrophy, the patient being a boy aged 7. They label the condition in this case "platybrachyspondylie," since the vertebrae, particularly in the lower portion of the dorsal region, were large and flat, each tending to end anteriorly in a pointed extremity. This resulted in moderate dorsal.kyphosis. Associated abnormalities of the skeleton in other regions were also found. In both feet there was a tendency to hallux valgus. The first metatarsal bone was large and short, with a large epiphysis. The second, third and fourth metatarsal bones were curved medially. In place of the scaphoid and the first cuneiform bone there were several ill defined centers of ossification and the second and the third cuneiform bone were fused. Both hips exhibited coxa vara deformity. There was general retardation in the development of most . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BOSTON; CINCINNATI

Footnotes
This report of progress is based on a review of 141 articles selected from 225 titles relating to orthopedic surgery and appearing in the medical literature approximately between March 1 and July 1, 1938.

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