ESPE Abstracts

Aim: Pseudoacondroplasia is a short extremity dwarfism characterized by lifelong arthralgia and early onset osteoarthritis. At birth there is a normal height and face appearance. At the beginning of walking, first symptom is a swaying walking nature. Typically, at second year of life, short height becomes apparent and leads to a disproportionate short-limb appearance. In childhood, joint pain in the broad joints especially in the lower extremities is common. Degenerative joint...