Angular hypertrophied epiphysis of the thumb distal phalanx in radial polydactyly.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
In a series of 271 consecutive duplicated thumbs, an angular, hypertrophied epiphysis was detected in 13 thumbs. We propose a revised version of the radial polydactyly classification that includes this pattern as a separate type from triphalangeal thumb.
Medical subject headings
- Polydactyly
- Thumb
- Epiphyses
- Finger Phalanges
Anatomy
- hand