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Abnormal finger phalanx morphology

MedGen UID:
867254
•Concept ID:
C4021614
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of phalanx of finger
 
HPO: HP:0005918

Definition

Abnormalities affecting the phalanx of finger. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal finger phalanx morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Results of Treatment of Delta Triphalangeal Thumbs by Excision of the Extra Phalanx.
Wang AA, Hutchinson DT
J Pediatr Orthop 2015 Jul-Aug;35(5):474-7. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000319. PMID: 25264557
Prioritizing genetic testing in patients with Kallmann syndrome using clinical phenotypes.
Costa-Barbosa FA, Balasubramanian R, Keefe KW, Shaw ND, Al-Tassan N, Plummer L, Dwyer AA, Buck CL, Choi JH, Seminara SB, Quinton R, Monies D, Meyer B, Hall JE, Pitteloud N, Crowley WF Jr
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 May;98(5):E943-53. Epub 2013 Mar 26 doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-4116. PMID: 23533228Free PMC Article
Metacarpal synostosis: treatment with a longitudinal osteotomy and bone graft substitute interposition.
Gottschalk HP, Bednar MS, Moor M, Light TR
J Hand Surg Am 2012 Oct;37(10):2074-81. Epub 2012 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.06.021. PMID: 22960030

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Physiolysis for correction of clinodactyly with delta phalanx: Early improvement.
El Sayed L, Salon A, Glorion C, Guero S
Hand Surg Rehabil 2019 Apr;38(2):125-128. Epub 2019 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2018.12.002. PMID: 30782503
Clinical Findings and Treatments of a Radially Deviated Type of Thumb Polydactyly.
Suzuki A, Kawabata H, Hayashi J, Tamura D
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2019 Mar;24(1):17-23. doi: 10.1142/S2424835519500048. PMID: 30760140
Phalangeal microgeodic syndrome in childhood.
Yang YZ, Ma XH, Yang XH, Gu WZ, Jin WY, Zhao ZY
Pediatr Radiol 2018 Aug;48(8):1108-1112. Epub 2018 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s00247-018-4137-5. PMID: 29736770
Chondrosarcomas of the hands and feet: A case series and systematic review of the literature.
Fayad LM, Ahlawat S, Khan MS, McCarthy E
Eur J Radiol 2015 Oct;84(10):2004-12. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.06.026. PMID: 26189572
Digitalization of the second finger in type 2 central longitudinal deficiencies (clefting) of the hand.
Oberlin C, Korchi A, Belkheyar Z, Touam C, Macquillan A
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2009 Jun;13(2):110-2. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e31819f20a2. PMID: 19516138

Diagnosis

Hypothesis: Symbrachydactyly.
Holmes LB, Nasri HZ
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Nov;188(11):3236-3241. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62941. PMID: 36073773
Clinical Findings and Treatments of a Radially Deviated Type of Thumb Polydactyly.
Suzuki A, Kawabata H, Hayashi J, Tamura D
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2019 Mar;24(1):17-23. doi: 10.1142/S2424835519500048. PMID: 30760140
Chondrosarcomas of the hands and feet: A case series and systematic review of the literature.
Fayad LM, Ahlawat S, Khan MS, McCarthy E
Eur J Radiol 2015 Oct;84(10):2004-12. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.06.026. PMID: 26189572
Digitalization of the second finger in type 2 central longitudinal deficiencies (clefting) of the hand.
Oberlin C, Korchi A, Belkheyar Z, Touam C, Macquillan A
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2009 Jun;13(2):110-2. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e31819f20a2. PMID: 19516138
Brachymorphism-onychodysplasia-dysphalangism syndrome.
Verloes A, Bonneau D, Guidi O, Berthier M, Oriot D, Van Maldergem L, Koulischer L
J Med Genet 1993 Feb;30(2):158-61. doi: 10.1136/jmg.30.2.158. PMID: 8445623Free PMC Article

Therapy

Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Congenital Ulnar-deviated Thumbs: Delta Triphalangeal Thumbs and Irregular Epiphyses.
Han B, Shen K, Wang Z, Xu Y
J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Jan;41(1):28-32. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001679. PMID: 33086366Free PMC Article
The effectiveness of digital anal dilatation in preventing anal strictures after anorectal malformation repair.
Jumbi T, Kuria K, Osawa F, Shahbal S
J Pediatr Surg 2019 Oct;54(10):2178-2181. Epub 2019 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.04.004. PMID: 31053362
Disability and health after replantation or revascularisation in the upper extremity in a population in southern Sweden - a retrospective long time follow up.
Rosberg HE
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014 Mar 10;15:73. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-73. PMID: 24612503Free PMC Article
Metacarpal synostosis: treatment with a longitudinal osteotomy and bone graft substitute interposition.
Gottschalk HP, Bednar MS, Moor M, Light TR
J Hand Surg Am 2012 Oct;37(10):2074-81. Epub 2012 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.06.021. PMID: 22960030
Standardized protocol for artery-only fingertip replantation.
Buntic RF, Brooks D
J Hand Surg Am 2010 Sep;35(9):1491-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.06.004. PMID: 20807626

Prognosis

Use of the duplication range concept for understanding morphology and predicting prognosis in thumb polydactyly.
Saito S, Makino A, Yamanaka H, Tsuge I, Morimoto N
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2023 Jan;48(1):10-19. Epub 2022 Oct 6 doi: 10.1177/17531934221126864. PMID: 36204982
Acute calcific periarthritis of the proximal phalangeal joint on the fifth finger: A case report and literature review.
Tomori Y, Nanno M, Takai S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Jul 31;99(31):e21477. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021477. PMID: 32756172Free PMC Article
Clinical Findings and Treatments of a Radially Deviated Type of Thumb Polydactyly.
Suzuki A, Kawabata H, Hayashi J, Tamura D
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2019 Mar;24(1):17-23. doi: 10.1142/S2424835519500048. PMID: 30760140
Five- and 10-Year Follow-Up of Nonvascularized Toe Phalanx Transfers.
Kawabata H, Tamura D
J Hand Surg Am 2018 May;43(5):485.e1-485.e5. Epub 2017 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.10.034. PMID: 29223628
Digitalization of the second finger in type 2 central longitudinal deficiencies (clefting) of the hand.
Oberlin C, Korchi A, Belkheyar Z, Touam C, Macquillan A
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2009 Jun;13(2):110-2. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e31819f20a2. PMID: 19516138

Clinical prediction guides

Modified Bilhaut-Cloquet Procedure for the Reconstruction of Wassel Type III Radial Polydactyly.
Du Z, Qiu X, Han D, Jiang H
J Pediatr Orthop 2022 Jul 1;42(6):e636-e640. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002139. PMID: 35275893
Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Congenital Ulnar-deviated Thumbs: Delta Triphalangeal Thumbs and Irregular Epiphyses.
Han B, Shen K, Wang Z, Xu Y
J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Jan;41(1):28-32. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001679. PMID: 33086366Free PMC Article
Clinical Findings and Treatments of a Radially Deviated Type of Thumb Polydactyly.
Suzuki A, Kawabata H, Hayashi J, Tamura D
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2019 Mar;24(1):17-23. doi: 10.1142/S2424835519500048. PMID: 30760140
Phalangeal microgeodic syndrome in childhood.
Yang YZ, Ma XH, Yang XH, Gu WZ, Jin WY, Zhao ZY
Pediatr Radiol 2018 Aug;48(8):1108-1112. Epub 2018 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s00247-018-4137-5. PMID: 29736770
Reconstruction for Type IV Radial Polydactyly.
Wall LB, Goldfarb CA
J Hand Surg Am 2015 Sep;40(9):1873-6. Epub 2015 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.06.097. PMID: 26248698

Recent systematic reviews

Chondrosarcomas of the hands and feet: A case series and systematic review of the literature.
Fayad LM, Ahlawat S, Khan MS, McCarthy E
Eur J Radiol 2015 Oct;84(10):2004-12. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.06.026. PMID: 26189572

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