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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Forty-two radiographs and charts of twenty-two patients with a diagnosis of hereditary multiple exostosis and hand involvement were examined to determine the incidence of hand exostoses and association with brachydactyly. An average of 11.6 exostoses were found per hand. The proximal phalanges and metacarpals are affected in the majority of patients and the thumb and distal phalanges are rarely involved. Most exostoses were located in the juxtaepiphyseal region (61.8%) and typically involved less than 50% of the bone diameter. Brachydactyly can be seen in patients with hereditary multiple exostosis when no exostoses is present; however, the presence of an exostosis results in even more shortening. The location and size of the exostosis had no relationship to increased bone shortening. Operative treatment was required in four of twenty-two patients for debulking and impingement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0363-5023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Incidence of brachydactyly and hand exostosis in hereditary multiple exostosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Lexington Unit, Ky.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article