Boomerang dysplasia

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Disease Overview

Boomerang dysplasia (BD) is a rare lethal skeletal dysplasia characterized by severe short-limbed dwarfism, dislocated joints, club feet, distinctive facies and diagnostic x-ray findings of underossified and dysplastic long tubular bones, with a boomerang-like bowing.


Synonyms

  • Boomerang dysplasia
  • Boomerang-like skeletal dysplasia
  • dwarfism with short, bowed, rigid limbs and characteristic faciesBoomerang dysplasia
  • Boomerang-like skeletal dysplasia
  • dwarfism with short, bowed, rigid limbs and characteristic facies