January 26, 2017
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Currently, we stand in a great moment of drug development for achondroplasia with one drug in clinical trial, that just started phase 3 (Vosoritide) and another one, the TA-46, that maybe will start clinical trial phase 1 soon. And there … Continue reading
January 28, 2016
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An interesting video, posted at the Limb Lengthening and reconstruction society website, about how the PRECICE nail works. Always good to have valid information to contemplate.
March 25, 2015
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Lucas is a 12 years old spanish boy who is crossing the lengthening process. This is a short film about one of his days. He is brave. He makes others feel braver… No need of translation. Some words from … Continue reading
January 11, 2015
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This recent publication : “The etiology of short stature affects the clinical outcome of lower limb lengthening using external fixation“, by S.Kim et al, Department of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, published in March 2014, the authors made a systematic review … Continue reading
October 17, 2014
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During three full days, the V International Congress around Achondroplasia and other Skeletal Dysplasia took place in the north of Spain, very well-organized by Alpe Foundation. Several world-renowned experts attended, giving one or more lectures, over 500 people registered, mainly parents … Continue reading
July 24, 2014
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Rarely I´ve mentioned here the hard and slow road of limb lenghtening. My first research on achondroplasia was at the day we received the genetic report confirming Clara had achondroplasia. Some moments get engraved in our memories in the hardest … Continue reading