Etiopathology of camptodactyly (case report and literature review)

First, a review on the literature about camptodactyly and its pathogenesis is given. A case report is presented on a 13-year-old girl with a camptodactyly of both little fingers. Intraoperatively it was observed that the superficial flexor tendon of the right little finger ended in the palmar aponeu...

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Published inZeitschrift für orthopädie und ihre grenzgebiete Vol. 123; no. 6; p. 943
Main Authors Martini, A K, Neusel, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.11.1985
Subjects
Adolescent
Contracture - congenital
Contracture - surgery
Female
Finger Joint - abnormalities
Finger Joint - surgery
Fingers - abnormalities
Fingers - surgery
Humans
Tendons - abnormalities
Tendons - surgery
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Summary:First, a review on the literature about camptodactyly and its pathogenesis is given. A case report is presented on a 13-year-old girl with a camptodactyly of both little fingers. Intraoperatively it was observed that the superficial flexor tendon of the right little finger ended in the palmar aponeurosis and was then found to be without function. It is our understanding that this type of anomaly of the superficial flexor tendon of the little finger as an aetiology of camptodactyly has not been reported yet in the previous literature.
ISSN:0044-3220