The effect of longitudinal growth disorder of patients' limb involved on body growth

The anthropometric study has been performed in the groups of children and adolescents with vision disorders (n = 80), oncologic involvements of blood (n = 216) and with growth retardation of one of the lower limbs (n = 223). The stimulating effect on boys' body growth has been revealed for vision disorders and the oppressive one - for blood diseases. In case of orthopaedic pathology the retardation of one of the limbs by size does not have a negative correcting effect on the growth of intact limb and body, that can be explained by the stimulating effect of patients' increased systemic arterial pressure on it.