| pubmed-article:21409915 | pubmed:abstractText | Kashin-Beck Disease (KBD) is an endemic osteochondropathy. The disease starts in childhood and attacks the growth of joint cartilage, the joints become deformed and painful, and the worst forms result in dwarfism. The most fiequent joints involved are the finger, wrist, ankles, knees and elbows. In this study the pattern of joints involved in KBD was studied. | lld:pubmed |
