Abstract:Abstract. Achondroplasia is the most common skeletal dysplasia and is caused by defective fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 3 in endochondral chondrocytes. Children with achondroplasia may have high cervical myelopathy due to stenosis of the craniocervical junction and an increased risk of sudden death. We report a female patient with achondroplasia who required surgical decompression at the age of 13 mo. The female patient was diagnosed with achondroplasia clinically, radiologically and genetically sho… Show more
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