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Apert Syndrome
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Description: distinctive malformations of the head and facial (craniofacial) region and defects of the hands and feet. In some instances, mental retardation. unusually broad thumbs and great toes, short fingers, and/or partial to complete fusion (syndactyly) of certain fingers and toes (digits). Most commonly, there is complete fusion of bones within the second to the fourth fingers and the presence of a single common nail ("mitten-like" syndactyly).
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Author/Contact: Not Available
Institution: NORD
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Hand Disorders and Deformities: Congenital Hand Deformities: Failure of differentiation: Syndactyly: Acrocephalosyndactylia
- - Orthopedic Topics: Paediatric Orthopaedics: Congenital Limb Malformations
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Added: Sat Jul 16 2005
Last Modified: Fri Mar 05 2010