Classification of the skeletal dysplasias and the radiologic approach to their differentiation.

This chapter presents a radiological classification of skeletal dysplasias, based upon the approved nomenclature of this group of disorders. This provides a practical approach to the problem of the radiological diagnosis of patients suffering from intrinsic diseases of the skeletal system, and should encourage universal adoption of the Paris Nomenclature of skeletal dysplasias in the future. Unclassifiable disorders eventually may be submitted to another conference of authorities in the field for the purpose of further refinement of the present classification.