Hypochondroplasia kid

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.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

We had an interesting thing happen on Sunday afternoon. We went out to eat with my husbands family after church and there was a long line so the kids were bored. My father in law starts playing with Coleman and picked him up by his arms and my brave Coleman screamed bloody murder. He never acts like he's in pain, even when he split his head open. I took him too the doctor the next morning and he said his elbow was out of sockett!! WoW! he popped it back in and Colemand has been a tad bit sore but none the worse for wear. He said this might be part of Hypochondroplasia or maybe part of what I have called ehlers danlos. Anyway he's fine but I was wondering if anyone else has had joints pop out of sockett?

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erin923August 24, 2011 at 5:16 PM
Kristen,
My son, Adam, has had that twice so far. It is part of the hypo and doctors say it improves as they get older. My doctor showed us how to "fix" it if it ever happens again. Hopefully I will never have to do that though.
:) erin
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