title: Diastrophic dysplasia with severe primary kyphosis and 'monkey wrench' appearance of the femora.
abstract: The cases of two sisters with severe diastrophic dysplasia who showed some unusual radiographic features (kyphosis secondary to hypoplasia/dysplasia of the lumbar spine and a 'monkey wrench' appearance of the proximal femur) are reported here. Absent patellae were another feature that has not previously been reported in diastrophic dysplasia.
authors: Department of Radiology, Centrum Matki Polki, Lodz, Poland.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Bieganski
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Faflik
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kozlowski
mesh_terms: D003025:Clubfoot; D004392:Dwarfism; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities; D011859:Radiography