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Brachydactyly type D, also known as short thumb, [3][1] stub thumb, [5][6] or clubbed thumb, [5][6] is a genetic trait clinically recognised by a thumb being relatively short and round with an accompanying wider nail bed. The distal phalanx of affected thumbs is approximately two-thirds the length of full-length thumbs.
Triphalangeal thumbs-brachyectrodactyly syndrome is a very rare limb malformation syndrome of genetic origin which is characterized by polydactyly, syndactyly, brachydactyly, ectrodactyly, triphalangeal thumb and polyphalangism. [1][2][3] Onychodystrophy and anonychia are also seen often. 27 cases from seven families from Mexico and the United ...
A broken finger or finger fracture is a common type of bone fracture, affecting a finger. [1] Symptoms may include pain, swelling, tenderness, bruising, deformity and reduced ability to move the finger. [2] Although most finger fractures are easy to treat, failing to deal with a fracture appropriately may result in long-term pain and disability.
Hangman. fracture of both pedicles of C2. distraction and extension of neck. Hangman's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online. Hill–Sachs fracture. Harold Arthur Hill. Maurice David Sachs. impacted posterior humeral head fracture occurring during anterior shoulder dislocation. Hill Sachs Lesion at Wheeless' Textbook of ...
Rare, around 20 families worldwide are known to have the disorder to medical literature. Tibial hemimelia-polysyndactyly-triphalangeal thumb syndrome is a rare genetic limb malformation syndrome which is characterized by thumb triphalangy, polysyndactyly of the hand and foot, and hypoplasia/aplasia of the tibia bone.
Hand surgery deals with both surgical and non-surgical treatment of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity (commonly from the tip of the hand to the shoulder) [1] including injury and infection. [2] Hand surgery may be practiced by post graduates of orthopedic surgery and plastic surgery and MCh Hand surgery. [1]
Triphalangeal thumb. Triphalangeal thumb (TPT) is a congenital malformation where the thumb has three phalanges instead of two. The extra phalangeal bone can vary in size from that of a small pebble to a size comparable to the phalanges in non-thumb digits. The true incidence of the condition is unknown, but is estimated at 1:25,000 live births ...
Treatment. Surgery in some cases. Polydactyly or polydactylism (from Greek πολύς (polys) 'many' and δάκτυλος (daktylos) 'finger'), [1] also known as hyperdactyly, is an anomaly in humans and non-human animals resulting in supernumerary fingers and/or toes. [2] Polydactyly is the opposite of oligodactyly (fewer fingers or toes).