Hypochondroplasia kid: all the Kings horses

What is hypochondroplasia?

Hypochondroplasia is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. This condition affects the conversion of cartilage into bone (a process called ossification), particularly in the long bones of the arms and legs. Hypochondroplasia is similar to another skeletal disorder called achondroplasia, but the features tend to be milder.

All people with hypochondroplasia have short stature. The adult height for men with this condition ranges from 138 centimeters to 165 centimeters (4 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 5 inches). The height range for adult women is 128 centimeters to 151 centimeters (4 feet, 2 inches to 4 feet, 11 inches).

People with hypochondroplasia have short arms and legs and broad, short hands and feet. Other characteristic features include a large head, limited range of motion at the elbows, a sway of the lower back (lordosis), and bowed legs. These signs are generally less pronounced than those seen with achondroplasia and may not be noticeable until early or middle childhood. Some studies have reported that a small percentage of people with hypochondroplasia have mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning problems, but other studies have produced conflicting results.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

all the Kings horses

The other day we were in the church santuary talking before band practice watching the kids run around and play. I was telling some of my close friends that Coleman was growing and doing well. I bragged that we had not had a head injury in a few months and I thought his balance was improving. We talked about the growth hormones and our kids before starting the first song. Before we had even finished the first run through I see the drummer look at me and mouth "Coleman". I looked over at the kids to see CoCo's mouth bloody and panick in his eyes. he had been running and lost his balance, fell forward and hit the bottom of the pew. We went to the Emergency Room and sat for three hours (watching Toy Story II) and at the end they just told us to go home and let it heal. he is oing a lot better now, but I hate that fe falls all the time, it worries me to death. But yet again he was wonderful, not a lot of tears and crying and he ate

and drank the next day. Such a trooper

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AndreaFebruary 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM
Ugh! That looks awful. Evan fell on one of his first days at preschool and ended up getting stitches. His teacher felt terrible and blamed herself. We'd gotten so accustom to the falling (not the stitches). We ended up consoling her and letting her know that this happens often. We haven't had any serious spills yet this school year--knock on wood!
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KristenFebruary 9, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Coleman fell at school and ended getting 7 stitches and glue and we consoled the teacher too. I think being top heavy and also his dare devil/ fearless personality sends us to the ER more than we'd like to be there
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