Clinodactyly

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

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Hand deformity.

Patient Data

Age: 10 years
Gender: Male
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Shortening of the middle phalange giving a radial curvature of the little finger.

Case Discussion

Features are consistent with clinodactyly (also called brachymesophalangia), which is a descriptive term that refers to a radial angulation at an interphalangeal joint in the radio-ulnar or palmar planes. It typically affects the 5th finger.

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