There are many rare diseases of a congenital nature, and one of them is a violation of bone growth - achondroplasia, which leads to a pronounced disproportionate short stature.
Unfortunately, no method is known that would permanently get rid of connective tissue dysplasia, since this is a genetic problem. However, the competent use of complex measures can stabilize the patient's condition, alleviate the clinical signs of the disease.
Such a syndrome as connective tissue dysplasia is said to be when the human body is prone to disturbances in the formation of cartilage tissue of joints, as well as other tissues, from birth.
In addition to drug therapy, the patient is prescribed a course of physiotherapy: therapeutic massages, electrophoresis, paraffin baths, heating, exercise therapy, shock wave therapy.
In children, this pathology is much more common than in adults. This is due to the active growth of their bone system. The main age group of patients from 2 to 18 years.
Osteochondropathy is a group of diseases of the osteo-articular system. They are characterized by aseptic subchondral infarction of the marginal portion of the spongy substance of bone tissue in places with increased stress.
This pathology has a dystrophic nature and is closely related to genetic factors. According to the international classification of diseases ICD 10, it is included in group XIII of the Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).
