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Classification of the mirror hand-multiple hand spectrum.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9726562     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A rare variant of mirror hand is described. The hand had eight fingers and the forearm contained an ulna and a hypoplastic radius. A classification of the mirror hand-multiple hand spectrum is offered and its embryology discussed.
Authors:
M M Al-Qattan; A Al-Thunayan; M De Cordier; N Nandagopal; J Pitkanen
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0266-7681     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hand Surg Br     Publication Date:  1998 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-11-04     Completed Date:  1998-11-04     Revised Date:  2011-01-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8403839     Medline TA:  J Hand Surg Br     Country:  SCOTLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  534-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Plastic Surgery, King Fahad National Guard Hospital and King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Fingers / abnormalities*,  pathology
Hand Deformities, Congenital / classification*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Polydactyly*
Radius / abnormalities,  pathology
Ulna / abnormalities*
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2011 Jan;36(1):80-1   [PMID:  21169309 ]

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