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Abnormal upper limb epiphysis morphology

MedGen UID:
867358
•Concept ID:
C4021722
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormal shape of end part of upper limb long bones; Abnormality involving the epiphyses of the upper limbs; Abnormality of upper limb epiphysis morphology; Epihyseal plate abnormality of the upper limbs
 
HPO: HP:0003839

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal upper limb epiphysis morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Radiographic Criteria for Undergoing an Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy in Madelung Deformity: A Long-term Experience From a Single Institution.
Farr S, Kalish LA, Bae DS, Waters PM
J Pediatr Orthop 2016 Apr-May;36(3):310-5. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000434. PMID: 25757208

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Forearm lengthening and prosthetic management in children with transverse congenital forearm deficiency.
Klein C, Ferrari V, Deroussen F, Juvet-Segarra M, Gouron R
Hand Surg Rehabil 2019 Apr;38(2):129-134. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2018.12.005. PMID: 30641152
Correction of Clinodactyly by Early Physiolysis: 6-Year Results.
Medina JA, Lorea P, Elliot D, Foucher G
J Hand Surg Am 2016 Jun;41(6):e123-7. Epub 2016 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.02.006. PMID: 26972556
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa: macrodactyly related to affected nerves, and a review of the literature.
van der Meer S, Nicolai JP, Meek MF
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2007 Dec;39(6):414-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-965235. PMID: 18058672
Hip pathology in the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome.
Dunbar JD, Sussman MD, Aiona MD
J Pediatr Orthop 1995 May-Jun;15(3):381-5. doi: 10.1097/01241398-199505000-00023. PMID: 7790499
Ulnar dysmelia.
Ogden JA, Watson HK, Bohne W
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1976 Jun;58(4):467-75. PMID: 818089

Diagnosis

Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome.
Vargas Lebrón C, Ruiz Montesino MD, Moreira Navarrete V, Aróstegui Gorospe JI
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2020 Nov-Dec;16(6):499-501. Epub 2018 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2018.08.015. PMID: 30522940
Skeletal abnormalities of tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome type I.
de Barros GM, Kakehasi AM
Rev Bras Reumatol Engl Ed 2016 Jan-Feb;56(1):86-9. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.rbre.2014.08.017. PMID: 27267340
Cone-shaped epiphysis.
Durmus O, Cakar E, Ata E, Dincer U, Kiralp MZ
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2014 Jan;93(1):92-3. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182644034. PMID: 22854906
Craniofacial conodysplasia.
Beals RK, Piatt JH, Zonana J
J Pediatr Orthop 1995 Sep-Oct;15(5):633-6. doi: 10.1097/01241398-199509000-00016. PMID: 7593576
Congenital and developmental anomalies of the shoulder girdle.
Samilson RL
Orthop Clin North Am 1980 Apr;11(2):219-31. PMID: 7001305

Therapy

Cone-shaped epiphysis.
Durmus O, Cakar E, Ata E, Dincer U, Kiralp MZ
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2014 Jan;93(1):92-3. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182644034. PMID: 22854906
Percutaneous distraction lengthening in brachymetacarpia.
Volpi AD, Fragomen AT
Orthopedics 2011 Aug 8;34(8):e424-7. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20110627-29. PMID: 21815589
Metacarpal lengthening by distraction osteogenesis in childhood brachydactyly.
Arslan H
Acta Orthop Belg 2001 Jun;67(3):242-7. PMID: 11486686
Association of congenital deficiency of multiple vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors and the phenotype of the warfarin embryopathy: clues to the mechanism of teratogenicity of coumarin derivatives.
Pauli RM, Lian JB, Mosher DF, Suttie JW
Am J Hum Genet 1987 Oct;41(4):566-83. PMID: 3499071Free PMC Article
Congenital malformations associated with the administration of oral anticoagulants during pregnancy.
Pettifor JM, Benson R
J Pediatr 1975 Mar;86(3):459-62. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(75)80986-3. PMID: 1113236

Prognosis

Correction of Clinodactyly by Early Physiolysis: 6-Year Results.
Medina JA, Lorea P, Elliot D, Foucher G
J Hand Surg Am 2016 Jun;41(6):e123-7. Epub 2016 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.02.006. PMID: 26972556
Percutaneous distraction lengthening in brachymetacarpia.
Volpi AD, Fragomen AT
Orthopedics 2011 Aug 8;34(8):e424-7. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20110627-29. PMID: 21815589
Hip pathology in the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome.
Dunbar JD, Sussman MD, Aiona MD
J Pediatr Orthop 1995 May-Jun;15(3):381-5. doi: 10.1097/01241398-199505000-00023. PMID: 7790499
Advances in microsurgical reconstruction of the congenitally adactylous hand.
Vilkki SK
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1995 May;(314):45-58. PMID: 7634651
Ulnar dysmelia.
Ogden JA, Watson HK, Bohne W
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1976 Jun;58(4):467-75. PMID: 818089

Clinical prediction guides

Metacarpal and phalangeal lengthening by callus distraction.
Houshian S, Ipsen T
J Hand Surg Br 2001 Feb;26(1):13-6. doi: 10.1054/jhsb.2000.0478. PMID: 11162007
Advances in microsurgical reconstruction of the congenitally adactylous hand.
Vilkki SK
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1995 May;(314):45-58. PMID: 7634651
Duplication of the thumb. A 20-year retrospective review.
Naasan A, Page RE
J Hand Surg Br 1994 Jun;19(3):355-60. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(94)90089-2. PMID: 8077828
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa: radiographic observations.
Gupta SK, Sharma OP, Sharma SV, Sood B, Gupta S
Br J Radiol 1992 Sep;65(777):769-73. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-65-777-769. PMID: 1393412
Ulnar dysmelia.
Ogden JA, Watson HK, Bohne W
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1976 Jun;58(4):467-75. PMID: 818089

Recent systematic reviews

The prevalence of Os acromiale: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yammine K
Clin Anat 2014 May;27(4):610-21. Epub 2013 Dec 2 doi: 10.1002/ca.22343. PMID: 24302513

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