Congenital Hand Deformities (Subscribe)  

BRTS Birmingham Radiology Training Scheme
The classifications for hand deformities can vary. The classifications listed below have been accepted by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). Classifications may change as more knowledge is obtained regarding each of the conditions. There are seven groups of deformities of the hand...

Surprisingly, many upper extremity malformations cause little functional deficit.1 Children develop prehension with hands as they are, and they usually are not self-conscious of difference until they become socialized in school. In contrast, parents may be dismayed by the appearance of an anomalous hand and may be hoping that surgery...

Objectives
1. Describe the embryology and formation of the upper limb bud
2. Describe the classification for upper limb deficiencies adopted by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
3. Discuss the...

malformations of the fingers and toes, and/or underdevelopment of portions of the face (midface hypoplasia); ocular hypertelorism

#311200 OROFACIODIGITAL SYNDROME I; OFD1
Alternative titles;
OFDS I
ORAL-FACIAL-DIGITAL SYNDROME, TYPE I
PAPILLON-LEAGUE-PSAUME SYNDROME
Clefts of the jaw and tongue in the area of the lateral incisors and canines, other malformations of the face and skull, malformation of the hands (specifically syndactyly, clinodactyly, brachydactyly and occasionally postaxial polydactyly) and mental retardation are features.

In Orthopedic secrets By David E. Brown, Randall D. Neumann p209
Tips on the evaluation and management of congential hand deformities -

growth retardation and delayed bone age; mental retardation; distinctive abnormalities of the head and face (craniofacial dysmorphism), including widely spaced eyes (hypertelorism), a broad nasal bridge, and an abnormally large or "beak-shaped" nose; abnormally broad thumbs and great toes (halluces); and/or breathing and swallowing difficulties. NORD Database
Synonyms of Rubinstein Taybi...