title: Research for genetic and environmental factors in orthopedic diseases.
abstract: This is a review article of the past 40 years of research in Britain on the etiology of developmental disorders of the skeleton, covering both rare unifactorial diseases (chondroosteodystrophies) and common localized disorders (e.g., clubfoot and congenital dislocation of the hip) of multifactorial inheritance.
mesh_terms: D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000235:genetics; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000235:genetics