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Thumb hypoplasia grade 1

MedGen UID:
1053959
•Concept ID:
CN378290
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000938

Definition

Minor hypoplasia (developmental undergrowth) of the thumb, whereby all musculoskeletal and neurovascular components of the digit are present, just small in size (Blauth classification). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Classification and surgical treatment of symphalangism in interphalangeal joints of the hand.
Baek GH, Lee HJ
Clin Orthop Surg 2012 Mar;4(1):58-65. Epub 2012 Feb 20 doi: 10.4055/cios.2012.4.1.58. PMID: 22379556Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mermaid syndrome: Rare genetic anomaly.
Javed HS, Khalid MI
J Pak Med Assoc 2023 Apr;73(4):915-918. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.6073. PMID: 37052015
Methods for Congenital Thumb Hypoplasia Reconstruction. A Review of the Outcomes for Ten Years of Surgical Treatment.
Ozols D, Butnere MM, Petersons A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2019 Sep 20;55(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina55100610. PMID: 31547029Free PMC Article
Percutaneous sonographically assisted endoscopic gastrostomy for difficult cases with interposed organs.
Moriwaki Y, Otani J, Okuda J, Zotani H, Kasuga S
Nutrition 2018 Oct;54:100-104. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.02.009. PMID: 29778906
Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women.
Obiri-Yeboah D, Akakpo PK, Mutocheluh M, Adjei-Danso E, Allornuvor G, Amoako-Sakyi D, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Mayaud P
BMC Cancer 2017 Oct 16;17(1):688. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3682-x. PMID: 29037188Free PMC Article
Oblique Osteotomy for the Correction of the Zigzag Deformity of Wassel Type IV Polydactyly.
Kim BJ, Choi JH, Kwon ST
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Dec;140(6):1220-1228. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003877. PMID: 28820841

Diagnosis

Mermaid syndrome: Rare genetic anomaly.
Javed HS, Khalid MI
J Pak Med Assoc 2023 Apr;73(4):915-918. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.6073. PMID: 37052015
Nailfold capillaroscopy-how many fingers should be examined to detect abnormality?
Dinsdale G, Roberts C, Moore T, Manning J, Berks M, Allen J, Anderson ME, Cutolo M, Hesselstrand R, Howell K, Pizzorni C, Smith V, Sulli A, Wildt M, Taylor C, Murray A, Herrick AL
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019 Feb 1;58(2):284-288. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key293. PMID: 30247696
Atypical expanded-spectrum hemifacial microsomia: a case report.
Magge KT, Kim J, Rogers GF, Oh AK
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2015 Mar;52(2):240-5. Epub 2014 Mar 7 doi: 10.1597/13-210. PMID: 24605928
Classification and surgical treatment of symphalangism in interphalangeal joints of the hand.
Baek GH, Lee HJ
Clin Orthop Surg 2012 Mar;4(1):58-65. Epub 2012 Feb 20 doi: 10.4055/cios.2012.4.1.58. PMID: 22379556Free PMC Article
Clinical studies of the vibration syndrome using a cold stress test measuring finger temperature.
Gautherie M
Cent Eur J Public Health 1995;3 Suppl:5-10. PMID: 9150957

Therapy

Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of focal hand dystonia after surgical treatment for thumb duplication.
Santamato A, Panza F, Solfrizzi V, Frisardi V, Moretti B, Notarnicola A, Neve A, Ranieri M, Fiore P
Orthopedics 2009 Jul;32(7):529. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20090527-07. PMID: 19634837
Clinical studies of the vibration syndrome using a cold stress test measuring finger temperature.
Gautherie M
Cent Eur J Public Health 1995;3 Suppl:5-10. PMID: 9150957

Prognosis

Methods for Congenital Thumb Hypoplasia Reconstruction. A Review of the Outcomes for Ten Years of Surgical Treatment.
Ozols D, Butnere MM, Petersons A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2019 Sep 20;55(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina55100610. PMID: 31547029Free PMC Article
Clinical studies of the vibration syndrome using a cold stress test measuring finger temperature.
Gautherie M
Cent Eur J Public Health 1995;3 Suppl:5-10. PMID: 9150957
The natural history of adult trigger thumb.
Schofield CB, Citron ND
J Hand Surg Br 1993 Apr;18(2):247-8. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90120-5. PMID: 8501386

Clinical prediction guides

Readability of Online Patient Education Materials for Congenital Hand Differences.
Baldwin AJ
Hand (N Y) 2024 Oct;19(7):1146-1153. Epub 2023 May 2 doi: 10.1177/15589447231168907. PMID: 37131334Free PMC Article
Double Vascularized Fibula Proximal Growth Plate Transplantation: Novel Technique for the Radial Longitudinal Deficiency (RLD) Grade IV Reconstruction.
Ozols D, Butnere MM, Kalnina L, Mokanu A, Ozola S, Mikitins A, Petersons A
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2022 Jun 1;26(2):98-102. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000366. PMID: 34411041
Nailfold capillaroscopy-how many fingers should be examined to detect abnormality?
Dinsdale G, Roberts C, Moore T, Manning J, Berks M, Allen J, Anderson ME, Cutolo M, Hesselstrand R, Howell K, Pizzorni C, Smith V, Sulli A, Wildt M, Taylor C, Murray A, Herrick AL
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019 Feb 1;58(2):284-288. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key293. PMID: 30247696
Percutaneous sonographically assisted endoscopic gastrostomy for difficult cases with interposed organs.
Moriwaki Y, Otani J, Okuda J, Zotani H, Kasuga S
Nutrition 2018 Oct;54:100-104. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.02.009. PMID: 29778906
Oblique Osteotomy for the Correction of the Zigzag Deformity of Wassel Type IV Polydactyly.
Kim BJ, Choi JH, Kwon ST
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Dec;140(6):1220-1228. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003877. PMID: 28820841

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