U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Upper limb metaphyseal widening

MedGen UID:
867355
•Concept ID:
C4021719
•
Finding
Synonyms: Broad wide portion of upper limb bone; Wide/broad metaphyses of the upper limbs
 
HPO: HP:0003856

Definition

Increased width (breadth) of metaphyses of the arms. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUpper limb metaphyseal widening

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wrist Joint Skeletal Changes in Children With Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia.
Dhawan P, Kanojia RK, Chandra J, Kumar A, Anand R, Gupta S
J Pediatr Orthop 2020 Jul;40(6):e473-e478. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001523. PMID: 32501918
Long-term follow-up of skeletal dysplasia in thalassaemia major.
Naselli A, Vignolo M, Di Battista E, Garzia P, Forni GL, Traverso T, Aicardi G
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 1998;11 Suppl 3:817-25. PMID: 10091152

Therapy

Wrist Joint Skeletal Changes in Children With Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia.
Dhawan P, Kanojia RK, Chandra J, Kumar A, Anand R, Gupta S
J Pediatr Orthop 2020 Jul;40(6):e473-e478. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001523. PMID: 32501918
Long-term follow-up of skeletal dysplasia in thalassaemia major.
Naselli A, Vignolo M, Di Battista E, Garzia P, Forni GL, Traverso T, Aicardi G
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 1998;11 Suppl 3:817-25. PMID: 10091152

Prognosis

Long-term follow-up of skeletal dysplasia in thalassaemia major.
Naselli A, Vignolo M, Di Battista E, Garzia P, Forni GL, Traverso T, Aicardi G
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 1998;11 Suppl 3:817-25. PMID: 10091152

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...