A dysostosis is a disorder of the development of bone. Bones are rigid organs that form part of the Endoskeleton of Vertebrates They function to move support and protect the various organs of the body produce
Examples include craniofacial dysostosis, Klippel-Feil syndrome, and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Crouzon Syndrome is a genetic disorder known as a Branchial arch syndrome Klippel-Feil syndrome is a rare disorder initially reported in 1912 by Maurice Klippel and Andre Feil from France characterized by the congenital fusion of any 2 Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (also known as Broad Thumb-Hallux syndrome) is a condition characterized by short stature moderate to severe mental retardation distinctive facial
When the disorder involves the joint between two bones, the term synostosis is often used. A joint is the location at which two or more Bones make contact Osseous union between the bones forming a joint an example being the paired frontal bones of the skull which normally fuse along the metopic suture postnatally
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