Short-Rib (±Polydactyly) Dysplasias

This chapter discusses short-rib (± polydactyly) dysplasias and related disorders and includes discussion on asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia, Ellis van Creveld syndrome, short rib ±polydactyly syndrome (Saldino-Noonan and Verma-Naumoff types), short rib (±polydactyly) syndrome (Majewski type), short rib ±polydactyly syndrome (Beemer-Langer type), cranioectodermal dysplasia, Mainzer-Saldino syndrome, and axial spondylometaphyseal dysplasia. Each discussion includes major radiographic features, major clinical findings, genetics, major differential diagnoses, and a bibliography.