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[OCOSH Code: D000652 205299003 Q79.8 HD_CHD_CR]

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Amniotic Band Syndrome Wikipedia

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniotic_band_syndrome

Amniotic band syndrome (ABS), also called amniotic band constriction, amniotic band sequence, Streeter dysplasia, congenital constriction bands or rings, and amniotic deformity adhesions mutilations (ADAM), is a congenital disorder caused by entrapment of fetal parts (usually a limb or digits) in fibrous amniotic bands while in utero.
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Annular Band Syndrome Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/annular_band_syndrome

- annular bands may present clinically with either complete amputation of part of thumb as well as the rest of the hand;
- constriction bands higher up in the arm, causing severe edema in parts distal to the constriction band;
- annular bands are often associated w/ acrosyndactyly;
- annular band syndrome is...
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Congenital Constriction Bands OMIM

Location: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=217100

Temtamy and McKusick (1978) could find no evidence of a clear or simple genetic basis.
After the work of Streeter (1930), the causative role of amniotic bands was discounted and the malformations, both the bands and the associated absence deformities, were thought to result from tissue necrosis, probably on a vascular...
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Streeter Dysplasia eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1260337-overview

Streeter dysplasia is a term used to describe a complex disorder characterized by constricting rings, acrosyndactyly, or, often, amputations of the extremities of neonates. It is analogous to constriction band or amniotic band syndrome (ABS), which was recognized as early as 300 BC. Hippocrates suggested that extrinsic pressures from a...
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