J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1997 Jun;32(3):768-772.

A Case of Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia ( Kozlowski type )

• Lee SH
• Suh SW
• Rha KW
• Jung HI
• Jo JH

Abstract

Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (SMD) is an extremely rare, which affects the spine and metaphy-ses of the tubular bones on terms of enchondrogenesis. Children who had Kozlowski dwarfism, type of SMD are not recognized until they reach school age since they have normal clinical feature, weight and size in early childhood. Authors experienced a typical case of Kozlowski type of SMD in a 10 years old male who had i) generalized platyspondyly with anterior tapering of vertebrae ii) generalized metaphyseal dysplasia iii) minimal changes in the carpal and tarsal bones. This case is to be reported with review of references.

Keyword

Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia; Kozlowski type

MeSH Terms

Child
Dwarfism
Humans
Male
Spine
Tarsal Bones