DYSCHONDROSTEOSIS, A HEREDITABLE BONE DYSPLASIA WITH CHARACTERISTIC ROENTGENOGRAPHIC FEATURES

Abstract

Seven cases of dyschondrosteosis are reported. This is a hereditary bone dysplasia with an autosomal dominant mode of transmission characterized by a typical deformity of the distal radius and ulna and proximal carpal bones and mesomelic dwarfism. The wrist deformity has been widely reported in the medical literature under the eponym, Madelung's disease.