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Hand dimple

MedGen UID:: 902659
•Concept ID:: C4280697
•: Finding

Synonym:	Hand dimples

HPO:	HP:0040251

Definition

A cutaneous indentation resulting from tethering of the skin to underlying structures (bone) of the hand. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVHand dimple

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of the integument
  - Abnormality of the skin
    - Abnormal skin morphology
      - Localized skin lesion
        Skin dimple
        Hand dimple

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Visual feedback of hand and target location does not explain the tendency for straight adapted reaches.

Zahed F, Berniker M
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Occult spinal dysraphisms in newborns with skin markers: role of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Ausili E, Maresca G, Massimi L, Morgante L, Romagnoli C, Rendeli C
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Feb;34(2):285-291. Epub 2017 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3638-0. PMID: 29075839

The purse-string reinforced SMASectomy short scar facelift.

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Complex dorsal dislocation of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint.

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Diagnosis

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Am Fam Physician 2016 Jul 15;94(2):119-27. PMID: 27419328

Knuckle-dimple sign.

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Freeman-Sheldon syndrome--prenatal and postnatal diagnosis.

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Indian J Pediatr 2010 Feb;77(2):196-7. Epub 2009 Dec 11 doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0227-6. PMID: 20012803

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Therapy

Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome in manual workers using vibratory tools.

Cooke R
Occup Med (Lond) 2022 Jan 13;72(1):51-54. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqab160. PMID: 34940830

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The purse-string reinforced SMASectomy short scar facelift.

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Prognosis

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J Hand Surg Am 2013 Jul;38(7):1295-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.04.011. PMID: 23790421

The purse-string reinforced SMASectomy short scar facelift.

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Clinical prediction guides

Objective and subjective reduction of cellulite volume using a localized vibrational massage device in a 24-week randomized intra-individual single-blind regression study.

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Int J Cosmet Sci 2020 Jun;42(3):277-288. doi: 10.1111/ics.12613. PMID: 32181499 Free PMC Article

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The Thompson procedure for chronic mallet finger deformity.

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