Böttger E, Kleinsorge H, Wemmer U, Kuhn H, Hebestreit P, Schäfer W
Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 1978;116(6):810-9.
The article reports on 4 patients with rare modeling defects of the long bones. These defects are metaphyseal dysplasia, craniometaphyseal dysplasia, frontometaphyseal dysplasia, and osteodysplasty (osteodysplasty of Melnick and Needles). The differential diagnostic criteria are shown in a table to allow diagnosis already in children. This appears important in respect of the therapy to be employed (corrective surgery) and for prognosis, as well as for giving patients proper genetic and vocational advice.
本文报道了4例长骨罕见塑形缺陷的患者。这些缺陷包括干骺端发育异常、颅骨干骺端发育异常、额干骺端发育异常和骨发育异常（Melnick和Needles骨发育异常）。鉴别诊断标准列于表中，以便在儿童期就能做出诊断。这对于所采用的治疗方法（矫正手术）、预后以及为患者提供适当的遗传和职业建议而言显得很重要。
