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Hand deformity
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A hand deformity is a disorder of the hand that can be congenital or acquired. An example is Madelung's deformity.

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Ape hand deformity

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Ape hand deformity is a deformity in humans who cannot move the thumb away from the rest of the hand. It is an inability to abduct the thumb. Abduction...

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Hand deformity

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A hand deformity is a disorder of the hand that can be congenital or acquired. An example is Madelung's deformity. v t e...

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Ectrodactyly

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ISBN 978-0-8151-3153-3. Congenital Hand Deformities at eMedicine Kay, Simon P.; McCombe, David (2005). "Central hand deficiencies". In Green, David P.;...

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Hand

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cause of hand and forearm deformity in children and adults. There are several cutaneous conditions that can affect the hand including the nails. The autoimmune...

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Median nerve

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hand at the wrist, loss of flexion of radial half of digits and thumb, loss of abduction and opposition of thumb. Presence of an ape hand deformity when...

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Valgus deformity

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A valgus deformity is a condition in which the bone segment distal to a joint is angled outward, that is, angled laterally, away from the body's midline...

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Swan neck deformity

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enough joints).[citation needed] Diagnosis of swan neck deformity is mainly clinical. MRI of the hand may suggest volar plate attenuation of PIP and extensor...

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Median nerve palsy

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the thumb due to paralysis of the thenar muscles. This is called "ape-hand deformity". Sensory loss in the thumbs, index fingers, long fingers, and the radial...

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Ulnar nerve

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cubital tunnel, rather than transected.) Presence of a claw hand deformity when the hand is at rest, due to hyperextension of the 4th and 5th digits at...

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Finger joint replacement

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with a hand deformity, the surgical procedure varies slightly. Instead of the joint being removed and replaced with a prosthetic hand, a hand from a donor...

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Boutonniere deformity

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Boutonniere deformity is a deformed position of the fingers or toes, in which the joint nearest the knuckle (the proximal interphalangeal joint, or PIP)...

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Nager acrofacial dysostosis

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Nager acrofacial dysostosis, also known as Nager syndrome, is a genetic disorder which displays several or all of the following characteristics: underdevelopment...

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Polydactyly

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1977, the incidence of congenital deformities in newborns[where?] was approximately 2%, and 10% of these deformities involve the upper extremity. In 1961...

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Poland syndrome

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Hospital, London. He noticed that three of his patients had both a hand deformity and an underdeveloped breast on the same side. He discussed this with...

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Ulnar dimelia

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Hand and the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand classified ulnar dimelia in the third group of congenital hand deformities...

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Arthrogryposis

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in order to correct joint deformities can be very effective since the joints can be misaligned and present with deformities. Another vital intervention...

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Jaccoud arthropathy

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after the French 19th century physician Sigismond Jaccoud. Swan neck deformity Santiago, Mittermayer B. (2011-10-01). "Miscellaneous non-inflammatory...

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Ulnar deviation

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Ulnar deviation, also known as ulnar drift, is a hand deformity in which the swelling of the metacarpophalangeal joints (the big knuckles at the base of...

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Biceps tendon rupture

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This shortened position forms a bulge which is referred to as "Popeye's deformity," due to its similarity in appearance to the cartoon character Popeye...

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Radial dysplasia

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practised through different models. Some only include the different deformities or absences of the radius, where others also include anomalies of the...

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Apert syndrome

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Also called the "hoof" or "rosebud" hand. This is the most uncommon but also most severe form of hand deformity in Apert syndrome. There is a solid osseous...

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Ulnar neuropathy

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changes can be a feeling of numbness or a tingling, pain rarely occurs in the hand. Complaints of pain tend to be more common in the arm, up to and including...

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Klumpke paralysis

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hand, constant crying (due to pain), intrinsic minus hand deformity, paralysis of intrinsic hand muscles, and C8/T1 Dermatome distribution numbness. Involvement...

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