What is Ischiopatellar dysplasia?

What is Ischiopatellar dysplasia?

• Ischiopatellar dysplasia: A very rare disorder involving abnormal bone development in the legs and pelvis. Other anomalies involving the face and skull may also be involved occasionally.

Ischiopatellar dysplasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ischiopatellar dysplasia, or a subtype of Ischiopatellar dysplasia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Ischiopatellar dysplasia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Ischiopatellar dysplasia: Introduction

Types of Ischiopatellar dysplasia:

Broader types of Ischiopatellar dysplasia:

• Knee conditions
• Lower limb conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Ischiopatellar dysplasia?

Complications of Ischiopatellar dysplasia: see complications of Ischiopatellar dysplasia

What causes Ischiopatellar dysplasia?

Causes of Ischiopatellar dysplasia: see causes of Ischiopatellar dysplasia

What are the symptoms of Ischiopatellar dysplasia?

Symptoms of Ischiopatellar dysplasia: see symptoms of Ischiopatellar dysplasia

Complications of Ischiopatellar dysplasia: see complications of Ischiopatellar dysplasia

Ischiopatellar dysplasia: Testing

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Ischiopatellar dysplasia.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Ischiopatellar dysplasia: Orthopedic surgeon ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Ischiopatellar dysplasia.
Treatments for Ischiopatellar dysplasia: see treatments for Ischiopatellar dysplasia

Name and Aliases of Ischiopatellar dysplasia

Main name of condition: Ischiopatellar dysplasia

coxo-podo-patellar syndrome, SPS, Scott-Taor syndrome, small patella syndrome

Scott-Taor syndrome, Small patella syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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