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Tubular metacarpal bones

MedGen UID:
347131
•Concept ID:
C1859369
•
Finding
Synonym: Cylindrical shaped long bones of hand
 
HPO: HP:0006166

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTubular metacarpal bones

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of malunited fractures of the metacarpal and phalangeal shafts.
Seitz WH Jr, Froimson AI
Hand Clin 1988 Aug;4(3):529-36. PMID: 3049643
Hand radiographic measurements in growth hormone deficiency before and after treatment.
Hernandez R, Poznanski AK, Kelch RP, Kuhns LR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1977 Sep;129(3):487-92. doi: 10.2214/ajr.129.3.487. PMID: 197844

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Assessment of longitudinal bone growth in osteogenesis imperfecta using metacarpophalangeal pattern profiles.
Rauch D, Robinson ME, Seiltgens C, Sutton VR, Lee B, Glorieux F, Rauch F
Bone 2020 Nov;140:115547. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115547. PMID: 32730936Free PMC Article
Chondroblastoma: a clinico-pathological analysis.
Nasir-Ud-Din, Ahmed A, Pervez S, Ahmed R, Kayani N
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 Dec;24(12):898-901. PMID: 25523724
Mechanical comparison of novel bioabsorbable plates with titanium plates and small-series clinical comparisons for metacarpal fractures.
Sakai A, Oshige T, Zenke Y, Menuki K, Murai T, Nakamura T
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012 Sep 5;94(17):1597-604. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01673. PMID: 22992850
Fractures of the tubular bones of the hand.
Stanton JS, Dias JJ, Burke FD
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2007 Dec;32(6):626-36. Epub 2007 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/J.JHSE.2007.06.017. PMID: 17993422
Normal values for metacarpal and phalangeal lengths in Nigerian children.
Odita JC, Okolo AA, Ukoli F
Skeletal Radiol 1991;20(6):441-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00191088. PMID: 1925678

Diagnosis

Renal Tubular Dysfunction Fully Accounts for Plasma Biochemical Abnormalities in Type 1A Pseudohypoparathyroidism.
Labbadia R, Bizzarri C, Mucciolo M, Di Zazzo G, Guzzo I, Cappa M, Emma F, Dello Strologo L
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Mar 1;104(3):823-826. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01193. PMID: 30418563
Fibrous Dysplasia: Clinicopathologic Presentation of 36 Cases.
Özşen M, Yalçinkaya Ü, Bilgen MS, Yazici Z
Turk Patoloji Derg 2018;34(3):234-241. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2018.01428. PMID: 29744853
Imaging Diagnosis of Solitary Tumors of the Phalanges and Metacarpals of the Hand.
Ahmed O, Moore DD, Stacy GS
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2015 Jul;205(1):106-15. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13340. PMID: 26102388
Chondroblastoma: a clinico-pathological analysis.
Nasir-Ud-Din, Ahmed A, Pervez S, Ahmed R, Kayani N
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 Dec;24(12):898-901. PMID: 25523724
Hand fractures: a review of current treatment strategies.
Meals C, Meals R
J Hand Surg Am 2013 May;38(5):1021-31; quiz 1031. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.02.017. PMID: 23618458

Therapy

Mechanical comparison of novel bioabsorbable plates with titanium plates and small-series clinical comparisons for metacarpal fractures.
Sakai A, Oshige T, Zenke Y, Menuki K, Murai T, Nakamura T
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012 Sep 5;94(17):1597-604. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01673. PMID: 22992850
Alternative surgical treatment for giant-cell reparative granuloma in the metacarpal, using phenol and ethanol adjuvant therapy.
Yoshida T, Sakamoto A, Tanaka K, Matsuda S, Oda Y, Iwamoto Y
J Hand Surg Am 2007 Jul-Aug;32(6):887-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.04.001. PMID: 17606072
Carbonic anhydrase type II deficiency.
Bolt RJ, Wennink JM, Verbeke JI, Shah GN, Sly WS, Bökenkamp A
Am J Kidney Dis 2005 Nov;46(5):A50, e71-3. PMID: 16265785
Patterns of bone diseases in transfusion-dependent homozygous thalassaemia major: predominance of osteoporosis and desferrioxamine-induced bone dysplasia.
Chan YL, Pang LM, Chik KW, Cheng JC, Li CK
Pediatr Radiol 2002 Jul;32(7):492-7. Epub 2002 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00247-002-0664-0. PMID: 12107582
Hand radiographic measurements in growth hormone deficiency before and after treatment.
Hernandez R, Poznanski AK, Kelch RP, Kuhns LR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1977 Sep;129(3):487-92. doi: 10.2214/ajr.129.3.487. PMID: 197844

Prognosis

Chondroblastoma: a clinico-pathological analysis.
Nasir-Ud-Din, Ahmed A, Pervez S, Ahmed R, Kayani N
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 Dec;24(12):898-901. PMID: 25523724
Mechanical comparison of novel bioabsorbable plates with titanium plates and small-series clinical comparisons for metacarpal fractures.
Sakai A, Oshige T, Zenke Y, Menuki K, Murai T, Nakamura T
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012 Sep 5;94(17):1597-604. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01673. PMID: 22992850
Melorheostosis: case report with 20-year follow-up.
Pavone V, Evola RF, Di Giorgio A, Ruggieri M, Ardito S
Orthopedics 2008 May;31(5):498. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20080501-21. PMID: 19292305
The exploded hand syndrome: logical evaluation and comprehensive treatment of the severely crushed hand.
Graham TJ
J Hand Surg Am 2006 Jul-Aug;31(6):1012-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.04.007. PMID: 16843165

Clinical prediction guides

Assessment of longitudinal bone growth in osteogenesis imperfecta using metacarpophalangeal pattern profiles.
Rauch D, Robinson ME, Seiltgens C, Sutton VR, Lee B, Glorieux F, Rauch F
Bone 2020 Nov;140:115547. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115547. PMID: 32730936Free PMC Article
Renal Tubular Dysfunction Fully Accounts for Plasma Biochemical Abnormalities in Type 1A Pseudohypoparathyroidism.
Labbadia R, Bizzarri C, Mucciolo M, Di Zazzo G, Guzzo I, Cappa M, Emma F, Dello Strologo L
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Mar 1;104(3):823-826. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01193. PMID: 30418563
Chondroblastoma: a clinico-pathological analysis.
Nasir-Ud-Din, Ahmed A, Pervez S, Ahmed R, Kayani N
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2014 Dec;24(12):898-901. PMID: 25523724
Melorheostosis: case report with 20-year follow-up.
Pavone V, Evola RF, Di Giorgio A, Ruggieri M, Ardito S
Orthopedics 2008 May;31(5):498. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20080501-21. PMID: 19292305
Principal component analysis of the elongation of metacarpal and phalangeal bones.
Takai S
Am J Phys Anthropol 1977 Sep;47(2):301-4. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330470210. PMID: 910887

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