Treatment
This condition is managed symptomatically; for example lengthening a shorter leg where there is a limb mismatch.
Recombinant human growth hormone may allow a better growth pattern in children with achondroplasia, especially when combined with l-thyroxine and surgical elongation of the tibia and/or femur (1)
Hydrocephalus should be managed appropriately.
All people with achondroplasia be followed up regularly to detect the significant complications that occur in approximately 10% of these children. (2)
References
- Wrobel W, Pach E, Ben-Skowronek I; Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Treatment Methods in Achondroplasia: A Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 May 25;22(11):5573
- Wright MJ, Irving MD; Clinical management of achondroplasia. Arch Dis Child. 2012 Feb;97(2):129-34.
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