Description achondroplasia Achondroplasia is a common cause of dwarfism. It occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 80% of cases (associated with advanced paternal age) or it may be inherited as an autosomal dominantgenetic disorder. Achondroplasia meaning of the word…
poor bone development
Poor development of bones, like the poor development of the teeth, may be caused by many diseases. In childhood rickets may arise from lack of vitamin D – manifested for example. Rickety rosary, chest deformity, vertebrae, ribs and skulls.
Furthermore there is a congenital disorder of bone development – osteogenesis imperfecta – bones grow poorly, often heavily-breaking like. The disease has several types, varying degrees of damage, but it is true that the disease is soon revealed already in the hospital, or a little later.
For proper bone development are important nutritional factors – particularly getting enough calcium, phosphorus, etc.