Table 1

Differential diagnosis of sponastrime dysplasia

Feature Sponastrime SEMD with large joint dislocations10 Camera et al11 Verloes et al12
IntelligenceNormalNormalSevere retardationSevere retardation
Short stature++++
Midface hypoplasia++++
Saddle nose++++
Rocker bottom feet+
Joint laxity+++?+
Hypotonia++++++
Large joint dislocations++
Osteopenia+++++
Microcephaly++
Wormian bones+
Striated metaphyses1-150 +/++++
Irregular metaphyseal margins1-150 +
Epiphyseal involvement++++−/+
Delayed bone age++++
Scoliosis+/+++++
Characterisic age related vertebral changes1-150 ++
Lumbar lordosis+++
Reduction in interpedicular distances from L1 to L5++
Gracile metacarpals+?
Brachymetacarpy+?+
Pseudoepiphyses of metacarpals++
Long slender phalanges+?
MCPPUp - down variation??Relatively flat
  • 1-150 Major radiological diagnostic features of sponastrime dysplasia.

  • + mild; ++ moderate; +++ severe; − absent; ? not mentioned in paper.