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Rhizomelia

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Rhizomelia is a term used to describe limb shortening; it refers specifically to shortening of proximal limbs.

Conditions which cause rhizomelia include:

  • achondroplasia
  • hypochondroplasia
  • thanatophoric dysplasia
  • spondyloepiphyseal dysplasias

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