Complete pseudoepiphyses with associated enhanced growth in hands and feet: a report of 2 siblings--case report.

de Jong, Tjeerd R; Melenhorst, Wynand B W H; Houpt, Peter · J Hand Surg Am · 2014

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present 2 siblings with multiple complete pseudoepiphyses in their hands and feet with associated symptomatic enhanced growth. Physical examination of the 6-year-old boy revealed long slender fingers and hyperplastic great toes. Radiography showed complete pseudoepiphyses in the first metacarpals, proximal and middle phalanges of the hands, and proximal phalanges of the feet. The patient's younger brother had a similar phenotype with slightly milder functional complaints. Genetic analysis did not reveal an underlying syndrome in these siblings.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy