Abstract
Recently we had an opportunity to find two sisters cases of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.
Case 1, The patient was a 44-year-old housewife who compained pain in the hip joint and difficulty with walking. Her height was 119cm, and the distance between the extended fingertips of both arms was 125cm.
Her fingers and toes were shorter than normal. Motor disturbances of hip joints, especially restricted adduction, abduction and flexion were noted. Radiographic study revealed flattening of the head of the femur and humerus, coxa vara and flattening of the condyles of the knee joint.
Case 2, The patient was an elder sister of case 1, 57-year-old housewife who complained pain in the hipjoint, toc.
Her height was 131cm, and the distance between the extended fingertips of both arms was 125cm. Osteoarthritic changes were seen in the both hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee and ankle joints.
We consider that this cases satisfies the criteria of Fairbank's triad.
