A unique inherited skeletal disorder has been identified in 45 persons in five generations of a kindred of mixed ancestry in South Africa. Discomfort in the hip joints develops in childhood and the course is progressive, with handicap in middle age. General health is good, height is not reduced by a
Beukes familial hip dysplasia: An autosomal dominant entity
β Scribed by Cilliers, H. J. ;Beighton, P.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 397 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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