Clinodactyly

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Classification according to ICD-10
Q74.0 Other congenital malformations of the upper extremity (s) and shoulder girdle
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)
Clinodactyly and brachymesophalangia on the little finger

Under clinodactyly is generally understood as the innate usually side-angled bend of a phalanx in the hand skeleton. One distinguishes the

  • Clinoteledactyly : bending in the end joint (distal interphalangeal joint)
  • Clinomesodactyly : bending in the middle joint (proximal interphalangeal joint)
  • Clinobasodactyly : angulation in the base joint ( metacarpophalangeal joint )

This abnormality can be a symptom of the following diseases: