Camptodactyly (Subscribe)  

The body is an extraordinary construction which is generally symmetrical, one side to the other. However, it is not exactly symmetrical and there may be entirely normal distinct differences between the two sides. In the hand there are some conditions that can cause 'funny looking' or 'bent' fingers. These are...

- camptodactyly involves a PIP flexion deformity which usually involves the little finger;
  - deformity is likely due to imbalance caused by extensor hood insufficiency, a tight FDS, and/or abnormal intrinsic insertion volarward;
  - cases which involve contracture of...

Camptodactyly is a medical condition involving fixed flexion deformity of the interphalangeal joints of the little finger. This involves permament flexure of one or more phalanges (fingers).
A number of congenital syndromes may cause camptodactyly: -
* Jacobsen syndrome
* Blau syndrome
* Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
* Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
* Weaver syndrome
* Christian syndrome 1
* Gordon Syndrome
*...

Full text of this 1966 article (pages can be downloaded separately or 2MB for full article)
J P Welch and S A Temtamy J Med Genet. 1966 June; 3(2): 104–113.

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[Categories]

- OCOSH Classification: Hand Disorders and Deformities: Congenital Hand Deformities: Failure of differentiation: Camptodactyly