Clinodactyly

Case contributed by Mark Holland
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

GP referral

Patient Data

Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Typical shortening of the middle phalanges giving a radial curvature of the little fingers.

Case Discussion

Clinodactyly (also called brachymesophalangia)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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