diastrophic dysplasia, a condition in which a person has a short stature caused by osteochondrodysplasia. It is associated with various deformities of the bones and joints, including scoliosis, clubfoot, short limbs, hand defects, multiple joint contractures and subluxations, ear deformities, and cleft palate. The condition may be genetically related and transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait.
