An autosomal recessive variant of spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia in three sibs.

A report of one male and two female sibs with an unusual form of spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia (SED) manifesting in late childhood. The anomalies are pronounced at the femoral head. There is platyspondyly with biconcave deformation and irregular vertebral end-plates. As the parents are healthy autosomal recessive inheritance is likely.