Takahata Bow

It is more common in Marfan's syndrome. It mainly has slender limbs, spider fingers (toes), flat arms with fingers longer than body length, hands hanging down over the knee, and the upper body is longer than the lower body. Malformed long head, narrow face, high bow, large ears and low position. Less subcutaneous fat, underdeveloped muscles, and wrinkled skin on chest, abdomen, and arms. Muscle tension is low and has a weak constitution. Ligaments, tendons and articular capsules are elongated and loose, and joints are overstretched. Sometimes see funnel chest, chicken breast, kyphosis, scoliosis, spina bifida and so on.

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