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I met a little person the other day who said that he was a achondroplastic dwarf. I know there are different types of dwarfism; what is this type?

A person with achondroplasia, or an achondroplastic dwarf, is a person who is on average, less than four feet, four inches tall. Their limbs (arms and legs) are short, not in proportion with their trunk. They usually have a large head, flattened nose, and a curved spine and legs, as their most obvious signs.

The dwarfism is caused by a gene passed down from a parent.

Reference: 

Umasuthan Srikumaran, MD, et al. Pedicle and Spinal Canal Parameters of the Lower Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebrae in the Achondroplast Population. In SPINE. October 2007. Vol. 32. No. 22. Pp. 2423-2431.


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