PECULIARITIES OF NATURAL LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE GROWTH OF LIMBS IN PATIENTS WITH ACHONDROPLASIA

Abstract

Investigation of 417 normal children of different age and of 342 ones with congenital retardation of limb growth demonstrated, that contribution of metaepiphyseal growth plates (MEGP) to increase of longitudinal sizes of limb segments decreased in achondroplasia. This decrease is caused by initial retardation of growth and dynamics of muscular elasticity index to a great extent. After elongation of limbs according to Ilizarov making up growth for MEGP area can afford restoration of natural growth of limb elongated segment in children in case of normalization of muscular tension stress amount and maintaining of accelerated blood flow.