As a child grows, the cartilage turns into bone. Once the growth plates are closed, a child stops growing. Symptoms of achondroplasia are listed below. Achondroplasia can be passed down from ...

MCRI Professor Ravi Savarirayan said infigratinib not only boosts bone growth but also improves the quality of life for these children. The study involved 72 children with achondroplasia from ...

Achondroplasia limits bone growth in the limbs and leads to abnormal growth in the spine and skull. Some choose to undergo limb-lengthening surgery. Dr Evelyn Kuong is an orthopaedic surgeon in ...