Short Legs: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Short Legs

Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, Spahr Type

[…] stature with abnormally short arms and legs (short-limbed dwarfism) and bowed legs (genu varum). [rarediseases.org]

[…] bowing 0006409 Reduced bone mineral density Low solidness and mass of the bones 0004349 Short lower limbs Short legs 0006385 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Abnormality [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

It is extremely rare, and its features include severely bowed legs and short-statured dwarfism. [encyclopedia.com]

Metatarsal Fracture

After 1 weeks of immobilization in a short leg posterior splint, patients are randomized to experiment group (hard-soled shoe) and control group (short leg walking cast). [clinicaltrials.gov]

He was initially treated with a short leg splint, non-weight bearing and elevation. What treatment offers the fastest time to bony union and return to sport? [orthobullets.com]

Review Topic | Tested Concept QID: 1097 1 Protected weightbearing in a short leg cast with gradual return to sport 2 Intramedullary screw fixation 4 Foot and ankle taping [orthobullets.com]

Sever Disease

Short leg syndrome (one leg is shorter than the other), which causes the foot on the short leg to bend downward to reach the ground, pulling on the Achilles tendon. [orthopedicone.com]

Short-leg cast. For recalcitrant symptoms a short-leg cast is occasionally used to force rest the heel. How long does Sever’s disease last? Typically 2-3 months. [stlouischildrens.org]

Pelvic Declination

Once a patient with a structural short leg has been identified by examination, effective treatment can be provided. [dynamicchiropractic.ca]

The traditional and well-worn interpretation that the PI is on the side of the short leg has also been brought into questioned through literature reviews. [kdtneuralflex.com]

Supragenic forces can alter subluxations listings as the spine shifts in response to the inferiorities (short leg), in this case, structural. [dynamicchiropractic.ca]

Atelosteogenesis Type 2

Infants born with this condition have very short arms and legs, a narrow chest, and a prominent, rounded abdomen. [goldbamboo.com]

Atelosteogenesis, type II Symptoms and Signs The symptoms for infants who have this disorder have a tapered chest, very short legs and arms and a rounded, major abdomen. [naturalcurefor.com]

Symptoms & Signs The symptoms for infants who have this disorder have a tapered chest, very short legs & arms & a rounded, major abdomen. [signssymptoms.org]

Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia Type Schmid

Overview Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Schmid type (MCDS), is a very rare inherited disorder characterized by short stature with abnormally short arms and legs (short-limbed [checkorphan.org]

[…] stature with abnormally short arms and legs (short-limbed dwarfism) and bowed legs (genu varum). [rarediseases.org]

[…] tools to learn more About Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, Schmid Type Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Schmid type (MCDS), is a very rare inherited disorder characterized by short [healthetreatment.com]

Navicular Fracture

Avulsion fractures -treated conservatively with splinting in the ED followed by short leg walking cast for 4-6 weeks. [orthopaedicsone.com]

Treatment consists of a short leg walking cast for 6 weeks. [www2.aofoundation.org]

After operative fixation most advocate placing the patient in a short-leg non-weightbearing cast for at least six weeks. [orthopaedicsone.com]

Hypochondroplasia

We report a child who presented with short stature, a relatively long trunk, short legs, short arm span, radiographic evidence of HCP and mild mental retardation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypochondroplasia is a skeletal dysplasia characterized by short stature; stocky build; disproportionately short arms and legs; broad, short hands and feet; mild joint laxity [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypochondroplasia (HCH) is also characterized by short stature with disproportionately short arms and legs. [sickkids.ca]

Hypochondrogenesis

Infants with hypochondrogenesis have short legs and arms and underdeveloped lungs encased in a small chest with short ribs. [illnessopedia.org]

Infants with hypochondrogenesis have short legs & arms & underdeveloped lungs encased in a small chest with short ribs. [signssymptoms.org]

Diagnosis - Hypochondrogenesis Affected infants have short arms and legs, a small chest with short ribs, and underdeveloped lungs. [checkorphan.org]

Achondroplasia

Characteristics of a person with the disease include: A short stature with proportionately short arms and legs A large head A prominent forehead A flattened bridge of the [bones.emedtv.com]

People with achondroplasia have a normal sized trunk but short legs and arms. The condition mainly affects the growth of the upper arms and thighs. [gosh.nhs.uk]

Short arms and legs, with particularly short upper arms and thighs. An enlarged head (macrocephaly), with a prominent forehead. Fingers that are typically short. [bones.emedtv.com]

Achondrogenesis Type 2

Infants with this disorder have short arms and legs, a small chest with short ribs, and underdeveloped lungs. [goldbamboo.com]

Infants with achondrogenesis, type 2 have short arms and legs, a small chest with short ribs, and underdeveloped lungs. [anatomybox.com]

Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome

Anatomic (structural) SHORT right leg. Click here to read Short Leg Syndrome Part 1. [erikdalton.com]

Anatomic (structural) SHORT right leg. A highly debated postural issue begging for a logical explanation is the SHORT right-leg syndrome” (Fig. 1). [erikdalton.com]

These involve some side lying exercises, known as the short leg lift and the long leg lift. [neilcraton.com]

Atelosteogenesis

Symptoms and Signs The symptoms for infants who have this disorder have a tapered chest, very short legs and arms and a rounded, major abdomen. [medigest.uk]

Individuals with diastrophic dysplasia have very short arms and legs (short stature, typically between 3.2 and 4.6 feet), although their skulls are often normally sized. [myriad.com]

Infants born with this condition have very short arms and legs, a narrow chest, and a prominent, rounded abdomen. [goldbamboo.com]

Pseudoachondroplasia

Symptoms of pseudoachondroplasia include short arms and legs that do not become apparent until the child is age 3 to 5, bowed legs, scoliosis (curved spine), joint pain, limited [nicklauschildrens.org]

Other features of the disease include short arms and legs, a contoneado walk, joint pain in childhood, evolving in osteoarthritis, hyperextensibility hands, knees and ankles [ivami.com]

Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia. pseu·do·a·chon·dro·pla·si·a (sū'dō-ă-kon'drō-plā'sē-ă), A skeletal dysplasia characterized by short-limb dwarfism with leg deformities [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Diastrophic Dysplasia

Ultrasound Finding  Characterized by short stature  Short arms and legs (short-limbed dwarfism)  Abnormal development of bones (skeletal dysplasia)  (Joint dysplasia) [slideshare.net]

However, the disorder is often characterized by short stature and unusually short arms and legs (short-limbed dwarfism); abnormal development of bones (skeletal dysplasia) [raredr.com]

The disorder is often characterized short arms and legs, abnormal development of bones and joints in many areas of the body. [maulin13.tripod.com]

SHOX-Related Short Stature

Disproportionate short stature In people with disproportionate short stature (DSS), the arms and legs are particularly short. [nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk]

[…] where the arms and legs are particularly short As well as being short, some people with restricted growth also have other physical problems, such as bowed legs or an unusually [nhs.uk]

Léri-Weill syndrome ( MIM 127300 ) is characterised by dwarfism with short forearms and legs and the so-called “Madelung’s deformity” with postnatal onset Continue » which [bioscientia-humangenetik.de]

Jeune Syndrome

WAD patients tend to be short, but not as short as EvC syndrome patients, and they are not disproportionately short (short legs and arms with normal trunk). [forgottendiseases.org]

legs, short stature, and extra fingers and toes (polydactyly). [en.wikipedia.org]

These abnormalities include short arms and legs, extra fingers and/or toes, and a narrow chest (see photos). [forgottendiseases.org]

Leri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis

Mesomelic dwarfism (Unusually short lower legs, and associated short stature). [medigoo.com]

[…] lower legs; and mesomelic dwarfism. [cags.org.ae]

[…] forearm Show images https://www.datagenno.com/utils/files/images/1098/normal Short lower leg Wide gap between radius and ulna Skeletal Abnormal femoral neck Abnormal tuberosity [datagenno.com]

Mesomelic Dysplasia Type Langer

leg (the tibia) are unusually short, thick, and curved. [diseaseinfosearch.org]

legs in the mother. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Weismann-Netter Syndrome

The clinical presentation was short stature with bowing of lower legs with characteristic radiological findings. [ajol.info]

Abstract The Weismann-Netter syndrome is a rare, heritable skeletal dysplasia which often presents as asymptomatic bowing of the lower legs or short stature. 1 Although more [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Metatarsal Stress Fracture

leg-walking cast may be applied for a short period of time. [dallasfoot.com]

Occasionally a short leg walking cast may be applied for a short period of time. Typical healing times range from 4 to 8 weeks. [mofoot.com]

[…] or cam-walker is used to prevent the patient from pushing off the ball of the foot in order to eliminate any additional stress while the bone is healing and sometimes a short [dallasfoot.com]

Collagenopathy Type 2 - Collagenopathy Type 11

This rare disorder of bone development is characterized by short arms and legs, a narrow chest with short ribs, underdeveloped lungs, and a lack of normal bone formation [medlineplus.gov]

This severe disorder of bone growth is characterized by very short arms and legs, a small chest with short ribs, underdeveloped pelvic bones, unusually short fingers and toes [medlineplus.gov]

Distal Thumb Hyperextensibility

This condition includes abnormal spine curvature, short legs and arms, upward-turning foot, and unusually bending thumbs or the hitchhiker's thumb. [news-medical.net]

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Short humerus (upper arm bone) and short femur (upper leg bone). Possible smaller head size. Changes in the process of forming collagen. [niams.nih.gov]

A baby has very short arms and legs, a small chest, and soft skull. He or she may be born with fractured bones. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

These infants have short, bowed arms and legs; hips that turn outward; and unusually soft skull bones. [genome.gov]

Multiple Synostoses Syndrome Type 4

Short legs 0006385 Short philtrum 0000322 Short sternum 0000879 Single transverse palmar crease 0000954 Spinal canal stenosis Narrow spinal canal 0003416 Stapes ankylosis [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] foot Short feet Small feet [ more ] 0001773 Short hallux Short big toe 0010109 Short humerus Short long bone of upper arm Short upper arms [ more ] 0005792 Short lower limbs [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Funnel chest 0000767 Progressive conductive hearing impairment 0008607 Proximal symphalangism of hands Fused innermost hinge joints 0006152 Radial deviation of finger 0009466 Short [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Symphalangism - Brachydactyly - Craniosynostosis

Hemimelia

A case we treated in infancy by complete reconstruction without lengthening walked full weight bearing on the short leg. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

leg in tibia and femur - attributed to fibula hemimelia as no ACL, short femur etc - can be pseudoarthrosis of tibia - realise when tibia fractures and then doesn't heal [boneschool.com]

These children usually have a small foot on the short leg. Often they are missing one or more toes on the outside of the foot. [madisonadoption.org]

Achondrogenesis Type 1B

Infants with achondrogenesis, type 2 have short arms and legs, a small chest with short ribs, and underdeveloped lungs. [anatomybox.com]

Infants with this disorder have short arms and legs, a small chest with short ribs, and underdeveloped lungs. [medicinenet.com]

Infants with achondrogenesis usually have a small body, short arms and legs, and other skeletal abnormalities that cause life-threatening complications. [diseaseinfosearch.org]

Congenital Femoral Deficiency

Congenital short femur is a rare type of congenital malformation that occurs during prenatal development and affects the growth of the femur bone in the upper leg. [chop.edu]

[…] onset of growth) and after puberty (to match leg lengths after growth has ended). [en.wikipedia.org]

In most cases, the disorder only affects one leg. Children with congenital short femur are generally diagnosed at birth when the difference is obvious. [chop.edu]

Spondylocostal Dysostosis Type 4

As a result, people with spondylocostal dysostosis have short bodies but normal-length arms and legs, called short-trunk dwarfism. [medlineplus.gov]

Affected individuals have short, rigid necks and short torsos because of the bone malformations. [medlineplus.gov]