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Abnormality of the upper limb

MedGen UID:
866555
•Concept ID:
C4020900
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the arm
 
HPO: HP:0002817

Definition

An abnormality of the arm. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Abnormality of the upper limb

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical practice guideline for the management of paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Yiu EM, Bray P, Baets J, Baker SK, Barisic N, de Valle K, Estilow T, Farrar MA, Finkel RS, Haberlová J, Kennedy RA, Moroni I, Nicholson GA, Ramchandren S, Reilly MM, Rose K, Shy ME, Siskind CE, Yum SW, Menezes MP, Ryan MM, Burns J
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022 May;93(5):530-538. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-328483. PMID: 35140138
Ultrasound criteria for lipedema diagnosis.
Amato ACM, Saucedo DZ, Santos KDS, Benitti DA
Phlebology 2021 Sep;36(8):651-658. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1177/02683555211002340. PMID: 33853452
Diagnosis and management of Cornelia de Lange syndrome: first international consensus statement.
Kline AD, Moss JF, Selicorni A, Bisgaard AM, Deardorff MA, Gillett PM, Ishman SL, Kerr LM, Levin AV, Mulder PA, Ramos FJ, Wierzba J, Ajmone PF, Axtell D, Blagowidow N, Cereda A, Costantino A, Cormier-Daire V, FitzPatrick D, Grados M, Groves L, Guthrie W, Huisman S, Kaiser FJ, Koekkoek G, Levis M, Mariani M, McCleery JP, Menke LA, Metrena A, O'Connor J, Oliver C, Pie J, Piening S, Potter CJ, Quaglio AL, Redeker E, Richman D, Rigamonti C, Shi A, Tümer Z, Van Balkom IDC, Hennekam RC
Nat Rev Genet 2018 Oct;19(10):649-666. doi: 10.1038/s41576-018-0031-0. PMID: 29995837Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Motor network reorganization after motor imagery training in stroke patients with moderate to severe upper limb impairment.
Wang H, Xiong X, Zhang K, Wang X, Sun C, Zhu B, Xu Y, Fan M, Tong S, Guo X, Sun L
CNS Neurosci Ther 2023 Feb;29(2):619-632. Epub 2022 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/cns.14065. PMID: 36575865Free PMC Article
Arterial steal syndrome.
English C, Doyle A, Hammert WC
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Jun;36(6):1089-90; quiz 1091. Epub 2011 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.01.042. PMID: 21514741
Cleft hand in Kabuki make-up syndrome: case report.
Huh JK, Chung MS, Baek GH, Oh JH, Lee YH, Gong HS
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Apr;36(4):653-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.033. PMID: 21411242
The ring constriction syndrome.
Emmett AJ
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 1992 Jan;24(1):3-15. PMID: 1314765
Different manifestations of hyperphalangism.
Wood VE
J Hand Surg Am 1988 Nov;13(6):883-7. doi: 10.1016/0363-5023(88)90265-1. PMID: 3225415

Diagnosis

Nager syndrome.
Lansinger Y, Rayan G
J Hand Surg Am 2015 Apr;40(4):851-4. Epub 2014 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.10.064. PMID: 25543163
Holt-Oram syndrome.
Goldfarb CA, Wall LB
J Hand Surg Am 2014 Aug;39(8):1646-8. Epub 2014 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.02.015. PMID: 24656395
Postaxial polydactyly.
Aggarwal AN, Goyal MK, Rishi Gupta N
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2009 Apr-Jun;48(174):153-4. PMID: 20387358
Congenital constriction band syndrome.
Wiedrich TA
Hand Clin 1998 Feb;14(1):29-38. PMID: 9526154
The radial clubhand.
Goldberg MJ, Meyn M
Orthop Clin North Am 1976 Apr;7(2):341-59. PMID: 1264431

Therapy

Radial Ray Malformation.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Gandhi M, Rac MWF, McKinney J
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019 Dec;221(6):B16-B18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.024. PMID: 31787159
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
Phenocopies.
Lenz W
J Med Genet 1973 Mar;10(1):34-49. doi: 10.1136/jmg.10.1.34. PMID: 4354695Free PMC Article
Phenocopy.
Lenz W
Humangenetik 1970;9(3):227-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00279225. PMID: 5465540
Congenital deformities.
Paterson DC
Can Med Assoc J 1969 Aug 9;101(3):175-6. PMID: 5806892Free PMC Article

Prognosis

CLOVES syndrome.
Bloom J, Upton J 3rd
J Hand Surg Am 2013 Dec;38(12):2508-12. Epub 2013 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.08.120. PMID: 24161472
Yunis-Varon syndrome.
Bhatia S, Holla RG
Indian Pediatr 2005 Apr;42(4):373-5. PMID: 15876600
Syndactyly release: results of the Flatt technique.
De Smet L, Van Ransbeeck H, Deneef G
Acta Orthop Belg 1998 Sep;64(3):301-5. PMID: 9828477
The ring constriction syndrome.
Emmett AJ
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 1992 Jan;24(1):3-15. PMID: 1314765
Marfan's syndrome: a review.
Hirst AE Jr, Gore I
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1973 Sep-Oct;16(2):187-98. doi: 10.1016/s0033-0620(73)80013-1. PMID: 4592844

Clinical prediction guides

Motor network reorganization after motor imagery training in stroke patients with moderate to severe upper limb impairment.
Wang H, Xiong X, Zhang K, Wang X, Sun C, Zhu B, Xu Y, Fan M, Tong S, Guo X, Sun L
CNS Neurosci Ther 2023 Feb;29(2):619-632. Epub 2022 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/cns.14065. PMID: 36575865Free PMC Article
Images in vascular medicine. Servelle-Martorell syndrome.
Lee B, Dean SM
Vasc Med 2019 Feb;24(1):89-90. Epub 2018 Nov 28 doi: 10.1177/1358863X18813444. PMID: 30482106
Classifications in Brief: The Wassel Classification for Radial Polydactyly.
Manske MC, Kennedy CD, Huang JI
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2017 Jun;475(6):1740-1746. Epub 2016 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5068-9. PMID: 27613532Free PMC Article
Ulnar dimelia.
De Smet L
Acta Orthop Belg 1999 Sep;65(3):382-4. PMID: 10546365
Ulnar ray deficiency.
Schmidt CC, Neufeld SK
Hand Clin 1998 Feb;14(1):65-76. PMID: 9526157

Recent systematic reviews

Shoulder ultrasound imaging in the post-stroke population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lin TY, Shen PC, Chang KV, Wu WT, Özçakar L
J Rehabil Med 2023 Aug 21;55:jrm13432. doi: 10.2340/jrm.v55.13432. PMID: 37615388Free PMC Article
The 2021 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology points to consider for diagnosis and management of autoinflammatory type I interferonopathies: CANDLE/PRAAS, SAVI and AGS.
Cetin Gedik K, Lamot L, Romano M, Demirkaya E, Piskin D, Torreggiani S, Adang LA, Armangue T, Barchus K, Cordova DR, Crow YJ, Dale RC, Durrant KL, Eleftheriou D, Fazzi EM, Gattorno M, Gavazzi F, Hanson EP, Lee-Kirsch MA, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Neven B, Orcesi S, Ozen S, Poli MC, Schumacher E, Tonduti D, Uss K, Aletaha D, Feldman BM, Vanderver A, Brogan PA, Goldbach-Mansky R
Ann Rheum Dis 2022 May;81(5):601-613. Epub 2022 Jan 27 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221814. PMID: 35086813Free PMC Article
Ultrasonography Is Accurate for Diagnosing Upper Extremity Fractures in Children.
Barry HC
Am Fam Physician 2021 Dec 1;104(6):Online. PMID: 34913666
Nonunion of the coracoid process: a systematic review.
Ogawa K, Matsumura N, Yoshida A
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2021 Nov;141(11):1877-1888. Epub 2020 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00402-020-03657-3. PMID: 33125544
A systematic review and pooled analysis of the prevalence of rotator cuff disease with increasing age.
Teunis T, Lubberts B, Reilly BT, Ring D
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014 Dec;23(12):1913-1921. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.08.001. PMID: 25441568

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