The duplicated longitudinal epiphysis or "kissing delta phalanx": Evolution and variation in three different disorders

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 345-351

  Elliott, Alison M ^a   Evans, Jane A ^a   Chudley, Albert E ^a   Reed, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cenani Lenz syndactyly; Duplicate longitudinal epiphyseal bracket; Kissing delta phalanx; Oligosyndactyly; Rubinstein Taybi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB MALFORMATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METATARSAL BONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBINSTEIN SYNDROME; SYNDACTYLY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME; SYNDACTYLY; SYNDROME; TOES;

EID: 3042690843     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-004-0752-3     Document Type: Article

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