Sauer S, Rösler H
Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 1979 Jun;117(3):309-14.
Basing on the hypothesis that reduced body height in patients with multiple cartilaginous exostoses would be mainly accounted for by shorter extremities, not by a shorter trunk, the authors clinically examined 19 exostosis patients in respect of thigh, lower leg, upper and lower arm, as well as height of the seated patient. The dimensions were compared by the method of matched pairs, with 19 volunteers without diseased skeleton, who corresponded with one of the exostosis patients in respect of age, sex and height of seated patient. Results were evaluated according to Wilcoxon's test. This showed a statistically significant reduction in length of the extremities in adults with multiple cartilaginous exostoses.
基于这样的假设，即多发性骨软骨瘤患者身高降低主要是由于四肢较短，而非躯干较短，作者对19例骨软骨瘤患者的大腿、小腿、上臂和前臂以及坐姿患者的身高进行了临床检查。通过配对法将这些尺寸与19名无骨骼疾病的志愿者进行比较，这些志愿者在年龄、性别和坐姿患者身高方面与其中一名骨软骨瘤患者相对应。结果根据威尔科克森检验进行评估。结果显示，患有多发性骨软骨瘤的成年人四肢长度在统计学上有显著缩短。
