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Short long bones
Short long bones is a trait in which a person has shorter long bones (arms & legs) than normal, compared to the average person from the same ethnic/racial group. Short long bones can be due to a hereditary/genetic problem such as dwarfism.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 26-year old female asked:
29 weeks pregnant with leukocyte esterase:large, fetal pericardial effusion and short long bones. Can all these be related? Be markers of a syndrome?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I have a Short proximal phalanx of hallux in both feet. How do I reduce pain in foot; achiness in the soles and ball of my feet, pain in the heel bone, correct over supination. Sometimes I have pain in legs and knees. Can no longer ignore pain?
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A 18-year old male asked:
My brother got his bone age checked and it said bone age 18 but hes 16. Hes 52. Is there any way he can grow taller or any chance? He doesnt like being this short?
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A 29-year old asked:
Do I have bone cancer if lumpy for a couple of years or longer?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My son has idopathic short stature. Almost 16 bone age of 14. He's 5' will he grow more without GH?
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A 35-year old asked:
Are very big. I know you'll think i'm short but i'm around 5'4'' or 5'5". But is there a way to make my bones and muscles bigger?
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A 53-year old female asked:
I had a tac scan last month for bones, and am due a scintascan for my kidney next month, is this too much radiation in a short space of time?
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A 29-year old female asked:
During penetration i felt a short sharp pull between the public bone & the clitoral shaft & have had months of pain & swelling. What have i done?
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A 21-year old female asked:
What is the best surgical type/technique bone elongation for 26 Y/o man complaining of short stature (his hight 158 cm and want to be 163 cm minimum)?
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A 38-year old asked:
What makes bones grow longer and bigger?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How come we can make our bones denser but not longer?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the name for the 'shorter bone' of the forearm?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Do bones close normally for Marfans pts or do they remain open longer even causing added growth in 30somethings? Can Marfans develop late in life(30s)
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you tell me more about bone marrow donation; are there short/long term side effects?
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A 41-year old asked:
I can no longer wear dentures because of bone loss. Are there any solutions to my problem?
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A 57-year old male asked:
What are the long term effects of having one leg one inch shorter than the other for 30 years due to a bone resection?
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A 17-year old male asked:
My bones are short and em 17 years old.Sometimes u feel pain at my wrist whenever i lift a weight, not to much heavy weight, ?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Hello I broke my left radius and ulna about a week ago. How long do you think it would take to heal and does breaking multiple bones make your recovery time longer than usual.
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A 32-year old asked:
My shin bones are too short. Need help. How can I lengthen them?
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A 43-year old asked:
Why do I have pain in my bones, listlessness and a short term memory?
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A 43-year old male asked:
What would cause cervical bone marrow edema lasting longer than 3 years?
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A 41-year old asked:
I was wondering what are the long & short term effect of bones & synovial joints?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I get a burning pain coming from my tail bone if I am sat down for any longer than 15minutes, how can I stop this?
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A 42-year old female asked about a male:
What are the likely underlying pathologic conditions that cause short stature, delayed bone age, and decreased growth rates in a child?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Ulna bone is 8mm shorter then radius due to growth plate damage from childhood. I have stopped growing so what treatment should I be getting?
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A male asked:
If after braking my fibula the bone became longer whilst healing would this restrict the movement in my knee?
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A 40-year old asked:
Why does my dad have pain in his bones, listlessness and a short term memory deficit?
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A 31-year old asked:
How do you treat short stature and how to prevent the closing of the bones - will this allow the boy (14 yrs) to continue growing?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I have OCD of the talus bone and can run short distances now. It is a dull and not so dull ache constantly. Am i doing more damage by running?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have a sharp pain that comes and goes under my left colour bone . It does not get worse with breathing in or out . Its intermittent and quite high under my collar bone . But when it does come on its very short and sharp and painful.
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