# Mesomelia

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{{short description|Abnormal shortness of the forearms and lower legs}}
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'''Mesomelia''' refers to conditions in which the middle parts of limbs are disproportionately short.<ref>{{cite web|title=mesomelia|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/mesomelia|website=The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref>  When applied to [skeletal dysplasias](/source/Dwarfism), '''mesomelic dwarfism''' describes generalised shortening of the forearms and lower legs. This is in contrast to [rhizomelic dwarfism](/source/rhizomelia) in which the upper portions of limbs are short such as in [achondroplasia](/source/achondroplasia).

Forms of mesomelic dwarfism currently described include:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weerakkody|first1=Yuranga|title=Mesomelia|url=http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesomelia|website=Radiopaedia.org|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref>
* [Langer mesomelic dysplasia](/source/Langer_mesomelic_dysplasia)
* [Ellis–van Creveld syndrome](/source/Ellis%E2%80%93van_Creveld_syndrome)
* [Robinow syndrome](/source/Robinow_syndrome)
* [Léri–Weill dyschondrosteosis](/source/L%C3%A9ri%E2%80%93Weill_dyschondrosteosis)<ref>{{cite web|title=Léri–Weill dyschondrosteosis|url=http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1662.html|website=Whonamedit?|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref>

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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Rayan | first=Ghazi M. | last2=Upton III | first2=Joseph | title=Congenital Hand Anomalies and Associated Syndromes | chapter=Mesomelia/Rhizomelia | publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg | publication-place=Berlin, Heidelberg | date=2014 | isbn=978-3-642-54609-9 | doi=10.1007/978-3-642-54610-5_13 | ref=none}}

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