Meaning of Short Stature

Daechan Hospital's Pediatric Deformity & Short Stature Clinic walks with patients.

Definition of Dwarfism

1. The primary cause is pathological growth disorder, which refers to cases where there is a disability present from birth, or the child was unable to grow properly in the mother's womb due to any cause.

- Alcohol consumption and smoking during pregnancy

- Skeletal formation disorders: autosomal dominant inheritance (see Causes of Dwarfism)

- Chromosomal abnormalities: Turner syndrome

- Congenital metabolic diseases: protein, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism disorders

- Others

2. Causes of secondary growth disorders

- Gastrointestinal disorders

- Renal failure

- Congenital heart disease

- Long-term steroid medication use

- Hormonal disorders: growth hormone, thyroid hormone, insulin, sex hormones, adrenocortical hormones, etc.

- Others

3. Dwarfism may be suspected if height increases by less than 4 cm per year during the growth period, or if the final adult height is below 120 cm.

Achondroplasia: Bow Leg Correction and Bone Lengthening 10 cm

Achondroplasia: Tibial Lengthening (8 cm) and Femoral Lengthening (8 cm)

Achondroplasia: Upper Limb Lengthening 10 cm

Foot Deformity: Ilizarov Correction

Tibial Osteomyelitis: Deformity Correction and Bone Lengthening

Brachydactyly Lengthening

- Sources -

Dr. Song Hae-ryong's Official Website (https://www.lpkos.co.kr)
Korea Short Stature Disability Association (https://alpk.kr)
Korea Organization for Rare Diseases (https://www.kord.or.kr)
Beautiful Little Angels Family: Naver Cafe (https://cafe.naver.com/lafamily)
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency - Rare Disease Information