Abstract
We studied 44 pairs of hands and 37 pairs of feet in Apert syndrome, utilizing clinical, dermatoglyphic, and radiographic methods. We also studied histologic sections of the hand from a 31-week stillborn fetus. Topic headings discussed include: clinical classification of syndactyly; correlations between types of hands and feet in the same patient; dermatoglyphics; anatomy of the hand; radiologic assessment; comparison with other studies; histologic assessment of the hand; acrocephalosyndactyly vs. acrocephalopolysyndactyly: a pseudodistinction; and some generalizations.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Acrocephalosyndactylia / diagnostic imaging
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Acrocephalosyndactylia / genetics
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Acrocephalosyndactylia / pathology*
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Chromosome Aberrations*
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Chromosome Disorders*
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Dermatoglyphics
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Fetal Death
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Foot / pathology*
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Foot Deformities, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
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Foot Deformities, Congenital / genetics
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Foot Deformities, Congenital / pathology*
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Hand / pathology*
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Hand Deformities, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
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Hand Deformities, Congenital / genetics
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Hand Deformities, Congenital / pathology*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Radiography
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Retrospective Studies