Tall Stature

2019 ◽  
pp. 94-101
Author(s):  
Sabine E. Hannema ◽  
Lars Sävendahl
Keyword(s):  
Tall Stature

scholarly journals Epiphysiodesis for the treatment of tall stature and leg length discrepancy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine Willegger ◽  
Markus Schreiner ◽  
Alexander Kolb ◽  
Reinhard Windhager ◽  
Catharina Chiari
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Planning ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Bone Age ◽  
Leg Length Discrepancy ◽  
Tall Stature ◽  
Complication Rates ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Growth Prediction ◽  
Length Discrepancy

SummaryPainful orthopedic conditions associated with extreme tall stature and leg length discrepancy (LLD) include back pain and adopting bad posture. After failure of conservative treatment options, blocking of the growth plates (epiphysiodesis) around the knee emerged as gold standard in patients with tall stature and LLD in the growing skeleton. Surgical planning includes growth prediction and evaluation of bone age. Since growth prediction is associated with a certain potential error, adequate planning and timing of epiphysiodesis are the key for success of the treatment. LLD corrections up to 5 cm can be achieved, and predicted extreme tall stature can be limited. Percutaneous epiphysiodesis techniques are minimally invasive, safe and efficient methods with low complication rates. In general, a multidisciplinary approach should be pursued when treating children and adolescents with tall stature.

scholarly journals Does natural selection favour taller stature among the tallest people on earth?

2015 ◽  
Vol 282 (1806) ◽  
pp. 20150211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gert Stulp ◽  
Louise Barrett ◽  
Felix C. Tropf ◽  
Melinda Mills
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Reproductive Success ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Tall Stature ◽  
Age At First Birth ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The North ◽  
Rate Of Increase

The Dutch are the tallest people on earth. Over the last 200 years, they have grown 20 cm in height: a rapid rate of increase that points to environmental causes. This secular trend in height is echoed across all Western populations, but came to an end, or at least levelled off, much earlier than in The Netherlands. One possibility, then, is that natural selection acted congruently with these environmentally induced changes to further promote tall stature among the people of the lowlands. Using data from the LifeLines study, which follows a large sample of the population of the north of The Netherlands ( n = 94 516), we examined how height was related to measures of reproductive success (as a proxy for fitness). Across three decades (1935–1967), height was consistently related to reproductive output (number of children born and number of surviving children), favouring taller men and average height women. This was despite a later age at first birth for taller individuals. Furthermore, even in this low-mortality population, taller women experienced higher child survival, which contributed positively to their increased reproductive success. Thus, natural selection in addition to good environmental conditions may help explain why the Dutch are so tall.

Tall Stature and Gonadal Dysgenesis in a Non-Mosaic Girl 45,X

2010 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Fernandez ◽  
Eduardo Pasaro
Keyword(s):  
Gonadal Dysgenesis ◽  
Tall Stature

Can We Measure Growth?

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda D Voss
Keyword(s):  
Height Velocity ◽  
Tall Stature ◽  
Abnormal Growth ◽  
Short Children ◽  
Abnormal Pattern ◽  
And Training ◽  
Term Monitoring ◽  
Sufficient Precision ◽  
Fair Degree

Poor installation and maintenance of height measuring equipment is a serious problem in the community. With care, however, height can be measured with sufficient precision (± 0.5 cm) to identify unusually short or tall stature. Height velocity, on the other hand, is liable to misinterpretation. It cannot be estimated with sufficient precision to identify abnormal growth in the short term. There is no correlation between two successive 12 month velocities. When a trend towards poor velocity is beyond all doubt then it will be apparent on the height chart alone. In addition, “poor” or “excessive” growth is conditional on the height of the child: short children do not grow at the same rate as tall. A diagnosis of abnormal growth requires long term monitoring and is best seen as a series of height measurements crossing the centiles on the height chart. Given the correct equipment and training, height or length can be measured with a fair degree of precision in the youngest of children. The earlier measurements begin, the sooner an abnormal pattern of growth will become evident. The regular monitoring of height should be standard practice and available to each and every child.

Consultation with the Specialist: Tall Stature

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 303-305
Author(s):  
Bruce S. Alpert
Keyword(s):  
Tall Stature

XY/XYY MOSAICISM IN A PREPUBERTAL BOY WITH TALL STATURE, PROGNATHISM, AND MALFORMATIONS OF THE HANDS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 984-988
Author(s):  
Tadashi Kajii ◽  
Richard L. Neu ◽  
Lytt I. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tall Stature ◽  
Y Chromosomes

A 10-year-old boy with learning difficulties, tall stature, prognathism, malformations of the hands, and abnormal dermatoglyphics is reported. Chromosomal analyses revealed an XY/XYY mosaicism with 3.5% XY and 92% XYY cells. Labelling studies of the chromosomes revealed that the two Y chromosomes in the XYY cell line replicate similarly and later than the other members of the C group. This appears to be the first described case of XY/XYY mosaicism.

The Evaluation and Treatment of Tall Stature in Preadolescent Girls: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-341
Author(s):  
Thea Senger-Carpenter ◽  
Elizabeth A. Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Tall Stature

scholarly journals TALL STATURE

2007 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-13
Keyword(s):  
Tall Stature

scholarly journals MON-254 Sympromic Hypogonadism: Co- Existence of Morsier and Klinefelter Syndromes

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiola romero ◽  
Sady Arzamendia ◽  
Dahiana Ferreira ◽  
Claudia Neves de Souza ◽  
Helen Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Klinefelter Syndrome ◽  
External Genitalia ◽  
Psychomotor Retardation ◽  
Septum Pellucidum ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Tall Stature ◽  
Male Hypogonadism ◽  
Optic Chiasma ◽  
First Case

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Morsier Syndrome is a rare congenital malformation, characterized by hypoplasia / aplasia of the septum pellucidum and hypoplasia / aplasia of the optic nerves, in addition to pituitary and hypothalamic hormonal deficiencies. Klinefelter Syndrome is a sexual chromosomal genetic alteration, a frequent cause of male hypogonadism, The association of Morsier syndrome and Klinefelter is described below. CLINICAL CASE We report he case of a 12 year-old boy with psychomotor retardation and nystagumsho presented at 14 months of age with growth hormone deficiency (low weight and height,) and diabetes insipuidus with hypernatremia of of 159 mEq and low urinary density (less than 1,005). MRI showed an absence of septum pellucidum, thick right frontal cortical dysplasia with asymmetric appearance of the grooves, small optic chiasma, hypoplastic pitutary gland (3 mm height), compatible with Morsier syndrome. The physical examination draws attention to tall stature, and long lower limbs, facies with prominent forehead and hypertelorism, gynecomastia and small external genitalia for age. Hormonal evaluation revealed hypergonadotropic hypogonadism with a 47 XXY karyoteype suggeting Klinefelter syndrome. CONCLUSION: We report the first case of Morsier syndrome, associated to Klinefelter syndrome. Both syndromes may present with hypogonadism. However, the diagnosis of klinefelter syndrome was made based on the phenotypic characteristics of this patient including hyeprgonadotroic hypogonadism and abnormal karyotype analysis.

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