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Upper limb asymmetry

MedGen UID:
867635
•Concept ID:
C4022024
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Unequal size of arms
 
HPO: HP:0100560

Definition

Difference in length or size between the right and left arm. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Upper limb asymmetry

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Assessment of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients with relapse or treatment failure by infrared thermography: A cross-sectional study.
Tiago LMP, Santos DFD, Antunes DE, Tiago LMP, Goulart IMB
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021 Sep;15(9):e0009794. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009794. PMID: 34555035Free PMC Article
Lymphaticovenous anastomosis: Treatment of a persistent breast seroma.
Marthan J, Struk S, Bennis Y, Garcia G, Leymarie N, Honart JF, Kolb F
Ann Chir Plast Esthet 2020 Jul;65(4):332-337. Epub 2020 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2019.06.008. PMID: 32636046
Obstetrical brachial plexus injury (OBPI): Canada's national clinical practice guideline.
Coroneos CJ, Voineskos SH, Christakis MK, Thoma A, Bain JR, Brouwers MC; Canadian OBPI Working Group
BMJ Open 2017 Jan 27;7(1):e014141. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014141. PMID: 28132014Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Upper limb cranking asymmetry during a Wingate anaerobic test in wheelchair basketball players.
Brassart F, Faupin A, Hays A, Bakatchina S, Alberca I, Watelain E, Weissland T
Scand J Med Sci Sports 2023 Aug;33(8):1473-1485. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/sms.14376. PMID: 37186476
Development of bilateral asymmetry of the upper limb in children from a medieval population in Central Europe, Hungary.
Fogl Á, Pálfi G, Molnár E, Just Z, Balázs J, Maák IE
Anthropol Anz 2023 Jan 18;80(1):49-56. doi: 10.1127/anthranz/2022/1478. PMID: 36006059
Physical Fitness and Upper Limb Asymmetry in Young Padel Players: Differences between Genders and Categories.
Pradas F, Toro-Román V, Ortega-Zayas MÁ, Montoya-Suárez DM, Sánchez-Alcaraz BJ, Muñoz D
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 26;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116461. PMID: 35682046Free PMC Article
Bioelectrical impedance analysis as a means of quantifying upper and lower limb asymmetry in youth elite tennis players: An explorative study.
D'Hondt J, Chapelle L, Droogenbroeck LV, Aerenhouts D, Clarys P, D'Hondt E
Eur J Sport Sci 2022 Sep;22(9):1343-1354. Epub 2021 Aug 17 doi: 10.1080/17461391.2021.1960624. PMID: 34296664
Stature estimation for Saudi men based on different combinations of upper limb part dimensions.
Ahmed AA
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 May 14;100(19):e25840. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025840. PMID: 34106624Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Allelic heterogeneity of Proteus syndrome.
Buser A, Lindhurst MJ, Kondolf HC, Yourick MR, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Sapp JC, Biesecker LG
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020 Jun;6(3) Epub 2020 Jun 12 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a005181. PMID: 32327430Free PMC Article
Becker's nevus syndrome with quadriparesis.
Fernandes C, Agrawal A, Shreshtha BB, Yogi N, Cherian I
BMJ Case Rep 2010 Dec 1;2010 doi: 10.1136/bcr.06.2010.3117. PMID: 22798308Free PMC Article

Therapy

REACH: study protocol of a randomised trial of rehabilitation very early in congenital hemiplegia.
Boyd RN, Ziviani J, Sakzewski L, Novak I, Badawi N, Pannek K, Elliott C, Greaves S, Guzzetta A, Whittingham K, Valentine J, Morgan C, Wallen M, Eliasson AC, Findlay L, Ware R, Fiori S, Rose S
BMJ Open 2017 Sep 18;7(9):e017204. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017204. PMID: 28928195Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Stature estimation for Saudi men based on different combinations of upper limb part dimensions.
Ahmed AA
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 May 14;100(19):e25840. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025840. PMID: 34106624Free PMC Article
Propulsive Force of Upper Limbs and its Relationship to Swim Velocity in the Butterfly Stroke.
Morais J, Barbosa TM, Lopes VP, Marques MC, Marinho DA
Int J Sports Med 2021 Nov;42(12):1105-1112. Epub 2021 Apr 16 doi: 10.1055/a-1386-4985. PMID: 33862640

Clinical prediction guides

Development of bilateral asymmetry of the upper limb in children from a medieval population in Central Europe, Hungary.
Fogl Á, Pálfi G, Molnár E, Just Z, Balázs J, Maák IE
Anthropol Anz 2023 Jan 18;80(1):49-56. doi: 10.1127/anthranz/2022/1478. PMID: 36006059
Bioelectrical impedance analysis as a means of quantifying upper and lower limb asymmetry in youth elite tennis players: An explorative study.
D'Hondt J, Chapelle L, Droogenbroeck LV, Aerenhouts D, Clarys P, D'Hondt E
Eur J Sport Sci 2022 Sep;22(9):1343-1354. Epub 2021 Aug 17 doi: 10.1080/17461391.2021.1960624. PMID: 34296664
Stature estimation for Saudi men based on different combinations of upper limb part dimensions.
Ahmed AA
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 May 14;100(19):e25840. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025840. PMID: 34106624Free PMC Article
Propulsive Force of Upper Limbs and its Relationship to Swim Velocity in the Butterfly Stroke.
Morais J, Barbosa TM, Lopes VP, Marques MC, Marinho DA
Int J Sports Med 2021 Nov;42(12):1105-1112. Epub 2021 Apr 16 doi: 10.1055/a-1386-4985. PMID: 33862640
Bilateral asymmetry of the humerus during growth and development.
Blackburn A
Am J Phys Anthropol 2011 Aug;145(4):639-46. Epub 2011 Jun 23 doi: 10.1002/ajpa.21555. PMID: 21702005

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