[Skeletal dysplasias-Multidisciplinary orthopedics]
B Kraler1,2, C Chiari3,4, S Farr3,4
1Abteilung für Kinderorthopädie und Fußchirurgie, Orthopädisches Spital Speising, Speisinger Str. 109, 1130, Wien, Österreich. benjamin.kraler@oss.at.
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Skeletal dysplasias (SD) are a heterogeneous group of rare hereditary diseases with pronounced skeletal involvement and include over 750 phenotypes, which are associated with disease-triggering variants in more than 550 genes. In addition to orthopedic treatment, a network of various disciplines is necessary to ensure high-quality diagnostics and treatment for SD. This is ideally carried out at a center specialized in the treatment of rare bone diseases (European Reference Network on Rare Bone Diseases). The close networking of orthopedics with pediatrics and other disciplines is important to enable a state-of-the-art treatment and to monitor the influences of new forms of pharmacotherapy on the musculoskeletal apparatus.
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