TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia (MED) A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. Y1 - 2006 N1 - T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications AB - Very rare genetic disorder characterized by irregular epiphyseal growth, skeletal deformities, short-limb dwarfism, pain, and stiffness of affected joints. The main clinical features include a waddling gait, reduced height in adults with limbs relatively short in comparison to the trunk, and normal intelligence. Several types of MED have been described but two are important to mention. They are a mild form or Ribbing type, and a severe form or Fairbank type. In the mild form, the hands and wrists are usually normal, whereas in the severe form, the hands and feet are short and stubby. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/09 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58076934 ER -