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Shortening of all metacarpals

MedGen UID:
870695
•Concept ID:
C4025149
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0005720

Definition

Abnormal reduction in length of all metacarpal bones. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Lethal short-limb skeletal dysplasia, Al Gazali type
MedGen UID:
330467
•Concept ID:
C1832435
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Lethal short-limb skeletal dysplasia, Al Gazali type

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Treatment of Closed Finger and Metacarpal Fractures.
Cavalcanti Kussmaul A, Kuehlein T, Langer MF, Ayache A, Unglaub F
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023 Dec 15;120(50):855-862. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0226. PMID: 37963039Free PMC Article
Treatment of isolated fourth metacarpal neck fractures using the closed reduction and percutaneous intermetacarpal and external fixation.
Fan A, Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhang L, Peng A, Yu X
J Orthop Sci 2023 May;28(3):637-644. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2022.02.002. PMID: 35246359
Surgical Treatment of Enchondromas of the Hand During Childhood in Ollier Disease.
Klein C, Delcourt T, Salon A, Finidori G, Glorion C, Pannier S
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Oct;43(10):946.e1-946.e5. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.02.010. PMID: 29551344

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Minimally invasive arthroscopy-assisted arthrodesis for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
Komura S, Hirakawa A, Hirose H, Akiyama H
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2024 Feb;144(2):967-974. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s00402-023-05145-w. PMID: 38060023
Distraction Arthroplasty for Basal Thumb Osteoarthritis: 10-Year Follow-Up.
Guidi M, Bufalini C, Guzzini M, Koverech G, Cenci G, Lucchina S, Kim BS, Calcagni M, Perugia D
J Hand Surg Am 2023 Aug;48(8):796-802. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.04.010. PMID: 35718582
Natural History and Characteristics of Hand Exostoses in Multiple Hereditary Exostoses.
Komura S, Matsumoto K, Hirakawa A, Akiyama H
J Hand Surg Am 2021 Sep;46(9):815.e1-815.e12. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.12.011. PMID: 33642092
Complex Dorsal Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation: Long-Term Follow-Up.
Rubin G, Orbach H, Rinott M, Rozen N
J Hand Surg Am 2016 Aug;41(8):e229-33. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.05.010. PMID: 27311864
Tuberculosis of the metacarpals and phalanges of the hand.
Subasi M, Bukte Y, Kapukaya A, Gurkan F
Ann Plast Surg 2004 Nov;53(5):469-72. doi: 10.1097/01.sap.0000130708.80606.6a. PMID: 15502464

Diagnosis

The Treatment of Closed Finger and Metacarpal Fractures.
Cavalcanti Kussmaul A, Kuehlein T, Langer MF, Ayache A, Unglaub F
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023 Dec 15;120(50):855-862. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0226. PMID: 37963039Free PMC Article
Complex Dorsal Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation: Long-Term Follow-Up.
Rubin G, Orbach H, Rinott M, Rozen N
J Hand Surg Am 2016 Aug;41(8):e229-33. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.05.010. PMID: 27311864
Isolated and syndromic brachydactylies: Diagnostic value of hand X-rays.
David A, Vincent M, Quéré MP, Lefrançois T, Frampas E, David A
Diagn Interv Imaging 2015 May;96(5):443-8. Epub 2015 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2014.12.007. PMID: 25758756
Osteomyelitis variolosa.
Andrews MA, Jayan KG
Rheumatol Int 2011 Sep;31(9):1231-3. Epub 2009 Dec 12 doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1272-1. PMID: 20012626
Tuberculosis of the metacarpals and phalanges of the hand.
Subasi M, Bukte Y, Kapukaya A, Gurkan F
Ann Plast Surg 2004 Nov;53(5):469-72. doi: 10.1097/01.sap.0000130708.80606.6a. PMID: 15502464

Therapy

Percutaneous Fixation of Unstable Proximal Phalanx Fractures: A Biomechanical Study.
Nikci V, Effiong L, Freibott CE, Gardner TR, Strauch RJ
Hand (N Y) 2023 Mar;18(2):282-287. Epub 2021 Jun 9 doi: 10.1177/15589447211017224. PMID: 34105379Free PMC Article
Comparative analysis of the effects of AO mini-plate and Kirschner wire pinning in the metacarpal fractures: A retrospective study.
Lv F, Nie Q, Guo J, Tang M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Jul 2;100(26):e26566. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026566. PMID: 34190198Free PMC Article
Di Sala syndrome.
Kumar M, Bhasker SK, Singh R, Kohli N, Kumar R
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Mar 20;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2011.5291. PMID: 22605711Free PMC Article
Implant arthroplasty of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
Bozentka DJ
Hand Clin 2010 Aug;26(3):327-37, v. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2010.05.007. PMID: 20670798
Tuberculosis of the metacarpals and phalanges of the hand.
Subasi M, Bukte Y, Kapukaya A, Gurkan F
Ann Plast Surg 2004 Nov;53(5):469-72. doi: 10.1097/01.sap.0000130708.80606.6a. PMID: 15502464

Prognosis

Primary trapeziectomy with Regjoint(TM), a poly-L/D-lactide spacer, a two-year follow-up study with new radiological assessment tool.
Bogaert S, Cuylits N, Drossos K, Lejeune A, Tooulou M, Chahidi N
Acta Orthop Belg 2023 Jun;89(2):257-264. doi: 10.52628/89.2.9448. PMID: 37924543
Distraction Arthroplasty for Basal Thumb Osteoarthritis: 10-Year Follow-Up.
Guidi M, Bufalini C, Guzzini M, Koverech G, Cenci G, Lucchina S, Kim BS, Calcagni M, Perugia D
J Hand Surg Am 2023 Aug;48(8):796-802. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.04.010. PMID: 35718582
Natural History and Characteristics of Hand Exostoses in Multiple Hereditary Exostoses.
Komura S, Matsumoto K, Hirakawa A, Akiyama H
J Hand Surg Am 2021 Sep;46(9):815.e1-815.e12. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.12.011. PMID: 33642092
Complex Dorsal Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation: Long-Term Follow-Up.
Rubin G, Orbach H, Rinott M, Rozen N
J Hand Surg Am 2016 Aug;41(8):e229-33. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.05.010. PMID: 27311864
Tuberculosis of the metacarpals and phalanges of the hand.
Subasi M, Bukte Y, Kapukaya A, Gurkan F
Ann Plast Surg 2004 Nov;53(5):469-72. doi: 10.1097/01.sap.0000130708.80606.6a. PMID: 15502464

Clinical prediction guides

Minimally invasive arthroscopy-assisted arthrodesis for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
Komura S, Hirakawa A, Hirose H, Akiyama H
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2024 Feb;144(2):967-974. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s00402-023-05145-w. PMID: 38060023
Distraction Arthroplasty for Basal Thumb Osteoarthritis: 10-Year Follow-Up.
Guidi M, Bufalini C, Guzzini M, Koverech G, Cenci G, Lucchina S, Kim BS, Calcagni M, Perugia D
J Hand Surg Am 2023 Aug;48(8):796-802. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.04.010. PMID: 35718582
Evaluation of versatility and outcomes of the first dorsal metacarpal artery flap in thumb defects.
Küçükgüven A, Uzun H, Aksu AE
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2022 Dec;29(1):16-21. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2022.58336. PMID: 36588507Free PMC Article
Natural History and Characteristics of Hand Exostoses in Multiple Hereditary Exostoses.
Komura S, Matsumoto K, Hirakawa A, Akiyama H
J Hand Surg Am 2021 Sep;46(9):815.e1-815.e12. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.12.011. PMID: 33642092
Complex Dorsal Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation: Long-Term Follow-Up.
Rubin G, Orbach H, Rinott M, Rozen N
J Hand Surg Am 2016 Aug;41(8):e229-33. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.05.010. PMID: 27311864

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