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Congenital Ulnar Drift in a Surgeon
Joint Authors
McKee, Desirae
Eliasson, Shannon
Griswold, John
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Windblown hand is a term used in many instances to describe ulnar deviations of the fingers with or without other malformations.
In 1994 Wood reviewed all of the descriptions of cases of windblown hand and pointed out how many variants of congenital ulnar drift there are, suggesting that the many variations seen may all belong to a larger type of arthrogryposis.
While the most common cause of ulnar deviation of the fingers is rheumatoid arthritis, it can also be caused by other conditions such as windblown hand or Jaccoud’s arthropathy.
While most hand surgeons are familiar with presentations of congenital ulnar drift, few of them are knowledgeable about Jaccoud’s arthropathy as this is usually discussed within medical communities such as Rheumatology.
We present a case of a surgeon who has had noticeable ulnar deviation of the digits at the level of the metacarpophalangeal joint since his early 20s.
We propose that the current case is a demonstration of a type of windblown hand that has some hereditary component but is not immediately obvious at birth and presents physically more like Jaccoud’s arthropathy than traditional windblown hand.
American Psychological Association (APA)
McKee, Desirae& Eliasson, Shannon& Griswold, John. 2015. Congenital Ulnar Drift in a Surgeon. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
McKee, Desirae…[et al.]. Congenital Ulnar Drift in a Surgeon. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
McKee, Desirae& Eliasson, Shannon& Griswold, John. Congenital Ulnar Drift in a Surgeon. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059429
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059429