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Fibular overgrowth

MedGen UID:
350389
Concept ID:
C1864298
Finding
Synonym: Overgrowth of calf bone
 
HPO: HP:0003099

Definition

Relatively increased growth of the fibula compared to that of the tibia. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFibular overgrowth

Conditions with this feature

Acrocapitofemoral dysplasia
MedGen UID:
334681
Concept ID:
C1843096
Disease or Syndrome
Acrocapitofemoral dysplasia (ACFD) is an autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia characterized by postnatal-onset disproportionate short stature, relatively large head, narrow thorax, lumbar lordosis, short limbs, and brachydactyly with small broad nails (Ozyavuz Cubuk and Duz, 2021).
Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Shohat type
MedGen UID:
400703
Concept ID:
C1865185
Disease or Syndrome
Shohat-type spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia (SEMDSH) is a chondrodysplasia characterized by vertebral, epiphyseal, and metaphyseal abnormalities, including scoliosis with vertebral compression fractures, flattened vertebral bodies, and hypomineralization of long bones. Affected individuals may exhibit a small trunk, short neck, small limbs, joint laxity, bowlegs, and/or abdominal distention with hepatosplenomegaly (summary by Egunsola et al., 2017).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Fedorak GT, Cuomo AV, Watts HG, Scaduto AA
J Pediatr Orthop 2017 Apr/May;37(3):e216-e221. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000848. PMID: 27548585
Iamaguchi RB, Fucs PM, Carlos da Costa A, Chakkour I, Gomes MD
J Pediatr Orthop B 2011 Sep;20(5):323-9. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e328347a361. PMID: 21691227

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Boyle J, Makarov MR, Podeszwa DA, Rodgers JA, Jo CH, Birch JG
J Pediatr Orthop 2020 Nov/Dec;40(10):e984-e989. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001642. PMID: 33045160
Lee ST, Song HR, Mahajan R, Makwana V, Suh SW, Lee SH
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2007 Jan;89(1):57-61. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B1.18223. PMID: 17259417
Ain MC, Shirley ED, Pirouzmanesh A, Skolasky RL, Leet AI
J Pediatr Orthop 2006 May-Jun;26(3):375-9. doi: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000203013.04272.b6. PMID: 16670552
Faivre L, Cormier-Daire V, Eliott AM, Field F, Munnich A, Maroteaux P, Le Merrer M, Lachman R
Am J Med Genet A 2004 Jan 1;124A(1):48-53. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20440. PMID: 14679586
McCarthy JJ, Burke T, McCarthy MC
J Pediatr Orthop 2003 Jan-Feb;23(1):52-4. PMID: 12499943

Diagnosis

Faivre L, Cormier-Daire V, Eliott AM, Field F, Munnich A, Maroteaux P, Le Merrer M, Lachman R
Am J Med Genet A 2004 Jan 1;124A(1):48-53. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20440. PMID: 14679586
McCarthy JJ, Burke T, McCarthy MC
J Pediatr Orthop 2003 Jan-Feb;23(1):52-4. PMID: 12499943
Mégarbané A, Haddad FA, Haddad-Zebouni S, Achram M, Eich G, Le Merrer M, Superti-Furga A
Clin Genet 1999 Jul;56(1):71-6. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.1999.560110.x. PMID: 10466420

Prognosis

Exner GU, Jacob HAC, Maquieira GJ
J Foot Ankle Surg 2017 Nov-Dec;56(6):1323-1327. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2017.05.047. PMID: 29079242
Ain MC, Shirley ED, Pirouzmanesh A, Skolasky RL, Leet AI
J Pediatr Orthop 2006 May-Jun;26(3):375-9. doi: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000203013.04272.b6. PMID: 16670552
McCarthy JJ, Burke T, McCarthy MC
J Pediatr Orthop 2003 Jan-Feb;23(1):52-4. PMID: 12499943

Clinical prediction guides

Exner GU, Jacob HAC, Maquieira GJ
J Foot Ankle Surg 2017 Nov-Dec;56(6):1323-1327. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2017.05.047. PMID: 29079242

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