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Absence of hand

MedGen UID:
140879
•Concept ID:
C0426868
•
Finding
Synonym: Absent hands
SNOMED CT: Absence of hand (249750006); Missing hand (249750006); Hand absent (249750006)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current status of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among primary school children in Birbir town, Southern Ethiopia.
Alemu G, Abossie A, Yohannes Z
BMC Infect Dis 2019 Mar 19;19(1):270. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3879-5. PMID: 30890146Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis of upper extremity malformations with ultrasonography: Diagnostic features and perinatal outcome.
Kutuk MS, Altun O, Tutus S, Dogan ME, Ozgun MT, Dundar M
J Clin Ultrasound 2017 Jun;45(5):267-276. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22429. PMID: 27874196
Evaluation of a treatment for a hand-mouthing stereotypy.
Richmond G
Am J Ment Defic 1983 May;87(6):667-9. PMID: 6869427

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Individual and community-level risk factors in under-five children diarrhea among agro-ecological zones in southwestern Ethiopia.
Alemayehu B, Ayele BT, Kloos H, Ambelu A
Int J Hyg Environ Health 2020 Mar;224:113447. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113447. PMID: 31978740
Intestinal parasite infections and associated factors among inmates of Arba Minch prison, southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study.
Ameya G, Zerdo Z, Tesfaye M, Jabesa C, Awaje A, Dejene K, Shika P, Eshetu M
BMC Infect Dis 2019 Dec 30;19(1):1086. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4703-y. PMID: 31888496Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis of upper extremity malformations with ultrasonography: Diagnostic features and perinatal outcome.
Kutuk MS, Altun O, Tutus S, Dogan ME, Ozgun MT, Dundar M
J Clin Ultrasound 2017 Jun;45(5):267-276. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22429. PMID: 27874196
Referral Patterns of Emergent Pediatric Hand Injury Transfers to a Tertiary Care Center.
Gornitzky AL, Milby AH, Gunderson MA, Chang B, Carrigan RB
Orthopedics 2016 Mar-Apr;39(2):e333-9. Epub 2016 Feb 25 doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160222-06. PMID: 26913765
Determinants of absence of osteoarthritis in old age.
Goekoop RJ, Kloppenburg M, Kroon HM, Dirkse LE, Huizinga TW, Westendorp RG, Gussekloo J
Scand J Rheumatol 2011 Jan;40(1):68-73. Epub 2010 Oct 5 doi: 10.3109/03009742.2010.500618. PMID: 20919944

Diagnosis

Electrodiagnostic Testing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome When Routine Median Sensory and Thenar Motor Responses Are Absent.
Ornelas AS, Girardo ME, Smith BE
J Clin Neurophysiol 2023 Jul 1;40(5):462-464. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000910. PMID: 34817443
Low CD4 nadir linked to widespread cortical thinning in adults living with HIV.
Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Shattuck KF, Bronshteyn M, Dawson M, Diaz M, Kumar P, Moore DJ, Ellis RJ, Jiang X
Neuroimage Clin 2020;25:102155. Epub 2019 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102155. PMID: 31901790Free PMC Article
The development of a protocol for diagnosing hand dermatitis from photographic images.
Parsons V, Williams HC, English J, Llewellyn J, Ntani G, Madan I
Contact Dermatitis 2018 Nov;79(5):270-275. Epub 2018 Jul 3 doi: 10.1111/cod.13053. PMID: 29971784
Imaging of Skeletal Disorders Caused by Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutations.
Sargar KM, Singh AK, Kao SC
Radiographics 2017 Oct;37(6):1813-1830. doi: 10.1148/rg.2017170017. PMID: 29019756
Prenatal diagnosis of upper extremity malformations with ultrasonography: Diagnostic features and perinatal outcome.
Kutuk MS, Altun O, Tutus S, Dogan ME, Ozgun MT, Dundar M
J Clin Ultrasound 2017 Jun;45(5):267-276. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22429. PMID: 27874196

Therapy

Infection prevention and control compliance of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in conflict-affected public hospitals of Ethiopia.
Daba C, Atamo A, Gebretsadik Weldehanna D, Oli A, Debela SA, Luke AO, Gebrehiwot M
BMJ Open 2023 Dec 30;13(12):e074492. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074492. PMID: 38159945Free PMC Article
Individual and community-level risk factors in under-five children diarrhea among agro-ecological zones in southwestern Ethiopia.
Alemayehu B, Ayele BT, Kloos H, Ambelu A
Int J Hyg Environ Health 2020 Mar;224:113447. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113447. PMID: 31978740
Current status of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among primary school children in Birbir town, Southern Ethiopia.
Alemu G, Abossie A, Yohannes Z
BMC Infect Dis 2019 Mar 19;19(1):270. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3879-5. PMID: 30890146Free PMC Article
Helicobacter pylori infections in Ethiopia; prevalence and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Melese A, Genet C, Zeleke B, Andualem T
BMC Gastroenterol 2019 Jan 10;19(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s12876-018-0927-3. PMID: 30630433Free PMC Article
Effect of an opiate antagonist on the responses of circulating catecholamines and the renin-aldosterone system to acute sympathetic stimulation by hand-grip in man.
Lam KS, Grossman A, Bouloux P, Drury PL, Besser GM
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1986 Feb;111(2):252-7. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.1110252. PMID: 3006414

Prognosis

Observational assessment of hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in public hospitals of Northeastern Ethiopia.
Daba C, Atamo A, Debela SA, Gebrehiwot M
Int J Environ Health Res 2024 Feb;34(2):792-802. Epub 2023 Jan 23 doi: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2168629. PMID: 36689677
Does a concurrent motor process influence representational momentum?
Merz S, Weiten J, Hubbard TL
Perception 2023 Oct;52(10):726-738. Epub 2023 Sep 8 doi: 10.1177/03010066231194955. PMID: 37680125
Individual and community-level risk factors in under-five children diarrhea among agro-ecological zones in southwestern Ethiopia.
Alemayehu B, Ayele BT, Kloos H, Ambelu A
Int J Hyg Environ Health 2020 Mar;224:113447. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113447. PMID: 31978740
Low CD4 nadir linked to widespread cortical thinning in adults living with HIV.
Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Shattuck KF, Bronshteyn M, Dawson M, Diaz M, Kumar P, Moore DJ, Ellis RJ, Jiang X
Neuroimage Clin 2020;25:102155. Epub 2019 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102155. PMID: 31901790Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis of upper extremity malformations with ultrasonography: Diagnostic features and perinatal outcome.
Kutuk MS, Altun O, Tutus S, Dogan ME, Ozgun MT, Dundar M
J Clin Ultrasound 2017 Jun;45(5):267-276. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22429. PMID: 27874196

Clinical prediction guides

Observational assessment of hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in public hospitals of Northeastern Ethiopia.
Daba C, Atamo A, Debela SA, Gebrehiwot M
Int J Environ Health Res 2024 Feb;34(2):792-802. Epub 2023 Jan 23 doi: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2168629. PMID: 36689677
Does a concurrent motor process influence representational momentum?
Merz S, Weiten J, Hubbard TL
Perception 2023 Oct;52(10):726-738. Epub 2023 Sep 8 doi: 10.1177/03010066231194955. PMID: 37680125
Individual and community-level risk factors in under-five children diarrhea among agro-ecological zones in southwestern Ethiopia.
Alemayehu B, Ayele BT, Kloos H, Ambelu A
Int J Hyg Environ Health 2020 Mar;224:113447. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113447. PMID: 31978740
Low CD4 nadir linked to widespread cortical thinning in adults living with HIV.
Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Shattuck KF, Bronshteyn M, Dawson M, Diaz M, Kumar P, Moore DJ, Ellis RJ, Jiang X
Neuroimage Clin 2020;25:102155. Epub 2019 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102155. PMID: 31901790Free PMC Article
Determinants of absence of osteoarthritis in old age.
Goekoop RJ, Kloppenburg M, Kroon HM, Dirkse LE, Huizinga TW, Westendorp RG, Gussekloo J
Scand J Rheumatol 2011 Jan;40(1):68-73. Epub 2010 Oct 5 doi: 10.3109/03009742.2010.500618. PMID: 20919944

Recent systematic reviews

Helicobacter pylori infections in Ethiopia; prevalence and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Melese A, Genet C, Zeleke B, Andualem T
BMC Gastroenterol 2019 Jan 10;19(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s12876-018-0927-3. PMID: 30630433Free PMC Article

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