Mesomelic dysplasia, Nievergelt type


Radioulnar synostosis

An abnormal osseous union (fusion) between the radius and the ulna.


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PMID (PMCID)
2240023
MALE Infant
Mesomelic dysplasia with absence of fibulae and hexadactyly: Nievergelt syndrome or new syndrome?
Petrella R, Ludman MD, Rabinowitz JG, Gilbert F, Hirschhorn K.
Am J Med Genet. 1990;37(1):10-4.
Included in this category of skeletal disorders is the Nievergelt syndrome, which typically manifests a rhomboidal shape of the tibiae and fibulae, an unusual foot deformity, radioulnar synostosis, and dysplasia of the elbow and knee joints.