Article
Do Nails and Nubbins Matter? A Comparison of Symbrachydactyly and Transverse Deficiency Phenotypes.
The Journal of hand surgery - 1 Nov 2024
Hu Caroline H, Ray Lucas J, Bae Donald S, Goldfarb Charles A, James Michelle A, Van Heest Ann E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Transverse deficiency (TD) and symbrachydactyly may be difficult to distinguish due to shared phenotypes and a lack of pathognomonic features. The 2020 Oberg-Manske-Tonkin classification update modified these anomalies to include "with ectodermal elements" for symbrachydactyly and "without ectodermal elements" for TD as a defining differentiating characteristic. The purpose of this investigation was to...
Topics
- Humans
- Retrospective Studies
- Phenotype
- Female
- Male
- Syndactyly
- Nails, Malformed
- Hand Deformities, Congenital
- Registries
- Fingers
- Infant