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Abnormal arm span

MedGen UID:
868337
•Concept ID:
C4022731
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0012769

Definition

A deviation from normal of the length of the arm span (length from one end of an individual's arms measured at the fingertips to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a one-hundred eighty degree angle) [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal arm span

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Genotype and phenotype in Klinefelter syndrome - impact of androgen receptor polymorphism and skewed X inactivation.
Bojesen A, Hertz JM, Gravholt CH
Int J Androl 2011 Dec;34(6 Pt 2):e642-8. Epub 2011 Oct 7 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01223.x. PMID: 21977989
Arm span, serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels as screening parameters for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in patients with myelomeningocele--preliminary data.
Trollmann R, Strehl E, Wenzel D, Dörr HG
Eur J Pediatr 1998 Jun;157(6):451-5. doi: 10.1007/s004310050851. PMID: 9667397
Arm span as measurement of response to growth hormone (GH) treatment in a group of children with meningomyelocele and GH deficiency.
Satin-Smith MS, Katz LL, Thornton P, Gruccio D, Moshang T Jr
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 Apr;81(4):1654-6. doi: 10.1210/jcem.81.4.8636383. PMID: 8636383

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Distribution and relation of two arm function tests, Box and Blocks test and Nine Hole Peg test, across disease severity levels and types of multiple sclerosis.
Bertoni R, Cattaneo D, Grosso C, Baglio F, Jonsdottir J
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022 Mar;59:103683. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103683. PMID: 35168094
Cognitive training for children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome: a randomized controlled trial of Cogmed.
Hessl D, Schweitzer JB, Nguyen DV, McLennan YA, Johnston C, Shickman R, Chen Y
J Neurodev Disord 2019 Apr 15;11(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s11689-019-9264-2. PMID: 30982467Free PMC Article
Arm span, serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels as screening parameters for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in patients with myelomeningocele--preliminary data.
Trollmann R, Strehl E, Wenzel D, Dörr HG
Eur J Pediatr 1998 Jun;157(6):451-5. doi: 10.1007/s004310050851. PMID: 9667397
Linear growth measurement: a comparison of single arm-lengths and arm-span.
Belt-Niedbala BJ, Ekvall S, Cook CM, Oppenheimer S, Wessel J
Dev Med Child Neurol 1986 Jun;28(3):319-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1986.tb03880.x. PMID: 3721076
Adolescent menstrual irregularity.
Mansfield MJ, Emans SJ
J Reprod Med 1984 Jun;29(6):399-410. PMID: 6379175

Diagnosis

Distribution and relation of two arm function tests, Box and Blocks test and Nine Hole Peg test, across disease severity levels and types of multiple sclerosis.
Bertoni R, Cattaneo D, Grosso C, Baglio F, Jonsdottir J
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022 Mar;59:103683. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103683. PMID: 35168094
Obesity and anthropometry in spina bifida: What is the best measure.
Liu JS, Dong C, Vo AX, Dickmeyer LJ, Leung CL, Huang RA, Kielb SJ, Mukherjee S
J Spinal Cord Med 2018 Jan;41(1):55-62. Epub 2016 Aug 23 doi: 10.1080/10790268.2016.1195071. PMID: 27551923Free PMC Article
Jarcho-Levin Syndrome with Splenic Herniation: A Rare Presentation.
Chandra N, Kumar S, Raj V, Vishwakarma PK, Sinha S, Saha RP
Am J Case Rep 2016 Oct 14;17:745-748. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.898165. PMID: 27739421Free PMC Article
Arm span, serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels as screening parameters for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in patients with myelomeningocele--preliminary data.
Trollmann R, Strehl E, Wenzel D, Dörr HG
Eur J Pediatr 1998 Jun;157(6):451-5. doi: 10.1007/s004310050851. PMID: 9667397
Adolescent menstrual irregularity.
Mansfield MJ, Emans SJ
J Reprod Med 1984 Jun;29(6):399-410. PMID: 6379175

Therapy

Lung Function Changes are More Common in Marfan Patients Who Need Major Thoracic Surgery.
Kolonics-Farkas AM, Agg B, Benke K, Odler B, Bohacs A, Kovats Z, Szabolcs Z, Müller V
Lung 2019 Aug;197(4):465-472. Epub 2019 May 14 doi: 10.1007/s00408-019-00236-1. PMID: 31089858Free PMC Article
Cognitive training for children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome: a randomized controlled trial of Cogmed.
Hessl D, Schweitzer JB, Nguyen DV, McLennan YA, Johnston C, Shickman R, Chen Y
J Neurodev Disord 2019 Apr 15;11(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s11689-019-9264-2. PMID: 30982467Free PMC Article
Does growth hormone (GH) enhance growth in GH-deficient children with myelomeningocele?
Trollmann R, Strehl E, Wenzel D, Dörr HG
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 Aug;85(8):2740-3. doi: 10.1210/jcem.85.8.6724. PMID: 10946874
One-year treatment with recombinant human growth hormone of children with meningomyelocele and growth hormone deficiency: a comparison of supine length and arm span.
Hochhaus F, Butenandt O, Ring-Mrozik E
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 1999 Mar-Apr;12(2):153-9. doi: 10.1515/jpem.1999.12.2.153. PMID: 10392361
Adolescent menstrual irregularity.
Mansfield MJ, Emans SJ
J Reprod Med 1984 Jun;29(6):399-410. PMID: 6379175

Prognosis

Distribution and relation of two arm function tests, Box and Blocks test and Nine Hole Peg test, across disease severity levels and types of multiple sclerosis.
Bertoni R, Cattaneo D, Grosso C, Baglio F, Jonsdottir J
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022 Mar;59:103683. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103683. PMID: 35168094
Clinical and Genetic Findings of Turkish Hypophosphatasia Cases.
Sağlam H, Erdöl Ş, Dorum S
J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2017 Sep 1;9(3):229-236. Epub 2017 Jun 30 doi: 10.4274/jcrpe.4549. PMID: 28663156Free PMC Article
Abnormal skeletal growth patterns in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis--a longitudinal study until skeletal maturity.
Yim AP, Yeung HY, Hung VW, Lee KM, Lam TP, Ng BK, Qiu Y, Cheng JC
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 Aug 15;37(18):E1148-54. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31825c036d. PMID: 22565390
Abnormal leptin bioavailability in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an important new finding.
Liu Z, Tam EM, Sun GQ, Lam TP, Zhu ZZ, Sun X, Lee KM, Ng TB, Qiu Y, Cheng JC, Yeung HY
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 Apr 1;37(7):599-604. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318227dd0c. PMID: 21681139
Arm span as measurement of response to growth hormone (GH) treatment in a group of children with meningomyelocele and GH deficiency.
Satin-Smith MS, Katz LL, Thornton P, Gruccio D, Moshang T Jr
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 Apr;81(4):1654-6. doi: 10.1210/jcem.81.4.8636383. PMID: 8636383

Clinical prediction guides

Distribution and relation of two arm function tests, Box and Blocks test and Nine Hole Peg test, across disease severity levels and types of multiple sclerosis.
Bertoni R, Cattaneo D, Grosso C, Baglio F, Jonsdottir J
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022 Mar;59:103683. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103683. PMID: 35168094
Pubertal boy presenting with mild disproportionate short stature.
Pellegrin MC, Tornese G, Barbi E
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2021 Jun;106(3):149-151. Epub 2019 Aug 29 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317564. PMID: 31467065
Clinical and Genetic Findings of Turkish Hypophosphatasia Cases.
Sağlam H, Erdöl Ş, Dorum S
J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2017 Sep 1;9(3):229-236. Epub 2017 Jun 30 doi: 10.4274/jcrpe.4549. PMID: 28663156Free PMC Article
Obesity and myelomeningocele: anthropometric measures.
Shurtleff DB, Walker WO, Duguay S, Peterson D, Cardenas D
J Spinal Cord Med 2010;33(4):410-9. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2010.11689720. PMID: 21061901Free PMC Article
Correlation between standing height, sitting height, and arm span as an index of pulmonary function in 6-10-year-old children.
Torres LA, Martinez FE, Manço JC
Pediatr Pulmonol 2003 Sep;36(3):202-8. doi: 10.1002/ppul.10239. PMID: 12910581

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