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Achondroplasia symptoms

Achondroplasia is a bone growth disorder. Although achondroplasia literally means “without cartilage formation,” the problem is not the forming of cartilage. The problem occurs when the cartilage has difficulty converting to bone, especially in the long bones of the arms and legs.

Achondroplasia is one of a group of disorders called chondrodystrophies or osteochondrodysplasias. Continue reading