What is "amyoplasia"

n. (context medicine English) A congenital condition in which there is a lack of muscle development

Amyoplasia is a condition characterized by a generalized lack in the newborn of muscular development and growth, with contracture and deformity at most joints. It is the most common form of arthrogryposis.

It is characterized by quadrimelic involvement and replacement of skeletal muscle by dense fibrous tissue and fat. Studies involving amyoplasia have revealed similar findings of the muscle tissue due to various causes including that seen in sacral agenesis and diseases of the anterior horn cell. So amyoplasia may also include an intermediate common pathway, rather than the primary cause of the contractors.