Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. spine has a sideways curve
  2. 4. short fingers and a separation between the middle and ring fingers, giving the hand a three-pronged appearance
  3. 7. deformity of the skull is caused by craniosynostosis
  4. 11. congenital deformity where the foot is twisted from its normal position; AKA Club foot
  5. 14. overlapping fingers or toes
  6. 16. Hypoplasia or agenesis of radius; club hand
  7. 17. the spine in the upper back has an excessive curvature.
  8. 18. extra fingers or toes
  9. 19. split hand deformity
  10. 20. absent forearms (flipper like attachments to upper arms)
Down
  1. 1. AKA Clover leaf skull
  2. 3. shortening of forearms and the tib-fib
  3. 5. shortening of the humerus and femur
  4. 6. abnormally pointed head due to premature closure of sutures
  5. 8. Flattened vertebral bodies
  6. 9. partial or complete congenital absence of the distal portion of a limb
  7. 10. shortening of entire extremity
  8. 12. two or more fingers or toes are joined together; "webbed" appearance
  9. 13. Convex sole of foot
  10. 15. missing one or more limbs