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Upper segment : lower segment ratio decreases in all of the following except?

A
Spondylo epiphyseal dysplasia
B
Alagille syndrome
C
Achondroplasia
D
Pott's disease
High-Yield Explanation
Upper segment : lower segment ratio increases in Achondroplasia- cause of sho limb dwarfism. Sho trunk dwarfism (US:LS ratio- decreases) Sho limb dwarfism (US:LS ratio- increases) Sho- Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia Rickets Man- Mucopolysaccharidosis Achondroplasia May- Mucolipidosis Osteogenesis imperfecta Climb- Caries spine (pott's disease) Congenital hypothyroidism High- Hemiveebra Chondroectodermal dysplasia

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