ICD-11

Progressive, hereditary skeletal muscle diseases characterised by muscle weakness, wasting, defects in muscle proteins, necrosis of muscle tissue and replacement of muscle tissue with connective and fatty tissue.

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) constitutes a group of genetically determined, progressive disorders of muscles, in which the pelvic or shoulder girdle musculature is predominantly or primarily involved. It may be inherited in an autosomal recessive or dominant fashion.