Limb Deformity Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Thrombocytopenia-Absent Radius Syndrome

Additional lower limb deformities (severe internal rotation of the tibiae) was been encountered in one patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prenatal diagnosis An ultrasound scan at 12 weeks may show up the absent radii and other limb deformities. [contact.org.uk]

Reconstruction of limb deformities in patients with thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome. Orthopedic Surgery, 7, 50–56. CrossRef Google Scholar Albers, C. [link.springer.com]

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Pseudoachondroplasia

The limb deformation is caused by metaphyseal lesions. [orpha.net]

Pseudoachondroplasia is usually first detected by a drop of linear growth in contrast to peers, a waddling gait or arising lower limb deformities. [2] Pseudoachondroplasia [en.wikipedia.org]

The limb deformation should be corrected surgically at the end of the growth period. [orpha.net]

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Enchondromatosis

& growth disturbances resulting in angular deformities & leg length discrepancies; - limb length inequality may be of sufficient severity to require surgery; - Radiographs [wheelessonline.com]

Treatment of lower limb deformities and limb-length deficiencies with the external fixator in Ollier’s disease. [healio.com]

The masses increase in size as the child grows, along with asymmetrical shortening of a limb and either genu varus or genu valgus deformities. [patient.info]

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Muscle Spasticity

Many stroke patients have very little movement and a lack of sensation in the impaired limb, and they tend to “neglect” it. [spastic-hand.com]

[…] of pure single-plane muscle stretch, cognitive problems that could impede the measurements, previous lower limb orthopaedic surgery, intrathecal baclofen pump, selective [journals.plos.org]

Timing of surgery Surgery can usually be programmed when there is no more progress in the motor / sensory recovery of the limb. [spastic-hand.com]

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy

There may be deformities of limbs/joints at birth from in utero hypotonia. There may be a history of reduced fetal movements in utero. [patient.info]

Tremors affecting the upper extremities, musculoskeletal deformities, and respiratory failure occur. [encyclopedia.com]

Limb girdle weakness, twitching, lack of reflexes, and weakness of tongue, face, and neck muscles are seen. [encyclopedia.com]

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Maffucci Syndrome

deformities, short stature, or scoliosis. 1 Benign lesions have an irregular distribution but frequently appear on radiography to have well-defined boundaries. [anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]

deformities, short stature, or scoliosis.1 Benign lesions have an irregular distribution but frequently appear on radiography to have well-defined boundaries. [anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]

Also, deformities of the right upper limb, anterior chest, and bowing of lower limbs with limb length discrepancy were observed. [ijaweb.org]

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Melorheostosis

It may be asymptomatic, but pain and limb deformity may occur and can be very debilitating. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Melorheostosis affects the appendicular skeleton more commonly than the axial skeleton and usually presents with lower limb deformity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This condition is typically characterized by cortical hyperostosis and pain in the involved extremity, but can also be associated with soft-tissue masses and limb deformities [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1

absence of tendon reflexes, a range of skeletal deformities and consequent breathing difficulties, as well as impaired swallowing and sucking that predisposes to growth [symptoma.com]

There may be deformities of limbs/joints at birth from in utero hypotonia. There may be a history of reduced fetal movements in utero. [patient.info]

[…] early onset of symptoms in the first six months of life, most important being inability of infants to sit on their own and control their heads, reduced muscle tone of the limbs [symptoma.com]

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Hemimelia

Comprehensive and generously illustrated, this text highlights both general principles and specific strategies for managing the spectrum of pediatric lower limb deformities [books.google.ro]

Post-Traumatic Limb Deformity A post-traumatic limb deformity is a limb that becomes crooked after a bone is broken. [choa.org]

We report a case of a 2-year-old girl who presented with right lower limb deformity since birth. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Miller Dieker Syndrome

deformities, failure to thrive, psychomotor retardation and infant death. [eyewiki.aao.org]

[…] predominately a genetic disorder. [2] [3] In general, Lissencephaly is frequently associated with a number of systemic manifestations such as microcephaly, seizures, unusual facies, limb [eyewiki.aao.org]

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Bruck Syndrome

[…] congenital joint contractures, fragile bones with onset of fractures in infancy or early childhood, short stature, severe limb deformity, progressive scoliosis, and pterygia [malacards.org]

It is a progressive disease that leads to severe limb deformities, multiple fractures and short stature. [ashg.org]

OMIM : 56 Bruck syndrome is characterized by congenital contractures with pterygia, onset of fractures in infancy or early childhood, postnatal short stature, severe limb [malacards.org]

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Fibular Hemimelia

Comprehensive and generously illustrated, this text highlights both general principles and specific strategies for managing the spectrum of pediatric lower limb deformities [books.google.ro]

There are many associated lower limb deformities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

When surgical treatment is required, correction of angular limb deformity must be realized prior to ACL reconstruction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Tibia Varum

However, in our series of patients windswept lower limb deformities were the prime clinical presentation. [smw.ch]

Deformity By Francisco Lajara-Marco, Francisco J. [intechopen.com]

Windswept lower limb deformity was the most common angular deformity in our patients with hypophosphataemic rickets. [smw.ch]

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Congenital Deformities of Limbs

Congenital limb deformities are birth defects in which a fetus’s limbs or extremities do not form properly while in utero. [aboutbirthdefects.org]

Non-surgical There are some limb deformities and length differences that are expected to improve on their own. [cincinnatichildrens.org]

The care of children with limb length differences and limb deformities is complex. [chop.edu]

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Exostosis

deformities joint pain may have symptoms of premature OA physical exam most common deformities include Secondary chondrosarcoma acute onset of pain in adults with MHE should [orthobullets.com]

Musculoskeletal manifestations of osetochondromas have included hip impingement [ 14 ], limb deformities, fractures and localised pain or swelling of the affected area, including [bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com]

[…] compression they continue to grow until skeletal maturity physical exam palpable mass may have mechanical symptoms secondary to mass Multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE) symptoms limb [orthobullets.com]

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Coxa Vara

Limb deficiencies can affect the whole limb or just part of the limb. Limb deformity A limb deformity is a misshapen limb. [childrensortho.com]

The main complications of septic arthritis in the hip include limb deformity secondary to avascular necrosis femoral head/neck, pseudarthrosis of femoral neck, premature closure [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Achieving corrections of limb deformities and length discrepancies through less invasive means is increasingly popular [ 9 ]. [link.springer.com]

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Radial Hemimelia

deformity seen in Figures A and B. [orthobullets.com]

deformity correction and limb lengthening. [lifebridgehealth.org]

UPDATING ARTICLE Congenital deformities of the upper limbs. [scielo.br]

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Holt Oram Syndrome

We report on a case of a 60-year-old man with progressive heart failure, mitral and aortic valve insufficiency and bilateral asymmetrical skeletal upper-limb deformities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mutations in the human TBX5 gene cause Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS), a disorder characterized by heart and upper limb deformities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] have a lower limb deformity. [circ.ahajournals.org]

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BOD Syndrome

Limb- mammary syndrome 0 *Limb Deformities, Congenital Breast/abnormalities. [reference.md]

Deformity Primary IDs: MESH:D017880 Alternate IDs: RDO:0000305 Definition Sources: MESH:D017880 [rgd.mcw.edu]

Split hand foot deformity 0 *Limb Deformities, Congenital *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked. [reference.md]

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Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome

In addition to other deformities, limb myopathy results in ulnar flexion contractures of the hand and equinovarus/valgus deformities of the feet. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: arthrogryposis; clubfoot; congenital foot deformities; congenital hand deformities; congenital limb deformities; congenital lower extremity deformities; congenital [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intravenous access may be difficult because of limb deformities and thickened subcutaneous tissues. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Phocomelia

deformity. [babymed.com]

These deformities were unusual in that there was upper limb peromelia and lower limb phocomelia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

What doctors have told us about the cause of it is this is a thing that just "happens" sometimes or that me and his biological father both have a mutated gene for limb deformities [admirablydiverse.com]

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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

[…] and contracted joints) may be caused by extrinsic pressure, resulting in joint or limb deformities; however, the majority of cases are caused by intrinsic problems such as [britannica.com]

Deformities are usually symmetric, and severity increases distally. Thus in a given limb, the hands, and feet the most deformed. [boneandspine.com]

Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus) is a congenital deformity in which the foot is… Read More congenital disorders In congenital disorder: Deformities Arthrogryposes (clawed fingers [britannica.com]

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Trevor Disease

This disorder is rare, and is characterised by an asymmetrical limb deformity due to localized overgrowth of cartilage, histologically resembling osteochondroma. [en.wikipedia.org]

A dictionary of medical eponyms Related people David Trevor Thomas John Fairbank A rare congenital bone developmental disorder characterised by asymmetrical limb deformity [whonamedit.com]

This disease is characterized by an asymmetrical limb deformity due to localized overgrowth of cartilage, resembling osteochondroma. [footdeformitiesct.blogspot.com]

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Amniotic Band

Amniotic bands, when wrapped around your baby's body parts, can cause limb deformities such as: Clubfoot Stunted growth of fingers and toes Webbed toes or fingers Cleft palate [childrenscolorado.org]

The limb deformities were managed with splints, positioning and physiotherapy. [imj.ie]

[…] major limb deformities (arms and legs); it can also be associated with cleft lip or palate.1 Clubfoot is seen in association with 25% of amniotic banding cases2 (please see [adoption.umn.edu]

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Acquired Wrist Drop

[…] of foot M21.7 Unequal limb length (acquired) M21.8 Other specified acquired deformities of limbs M21.9 Unspecified acquired deformity of limb and hand Parent Sibling Codes [rxdb.com]

[…] and malformations of limbs ( Q65 - Q66, Q68 - Q74 ) Type 2 Excludes acquired deformities of fingers or toes ( M20.- ) coxa plana ( M91.2 ) Other acquired deformities of limbs [icd10data.com]

deformity of other parts of limb 736.9 Acquired deformity of limb, site unspecified This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014 [healthprovidersdata.com]

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Isolated Congenital Sclerocornea

In some cases the patients also have abnormalities beyond the eye (systemic), such as limb deformities and craniofacial and genitourinary defects. [en.wikipedia.org]

Systemic abnormalities, such as limb deformities and craniofacial and genitourinary defects, can also accompany this finding. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Patients with the syndrome present with the classical findings of cloudy cornea, brain malformations, diaphragmatic defects, and distal limb deformities. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Hereditary Hypophosphatemic Rickets with Hypercalciuria

deformities, muscle weakness, and bone pain. [informatics.jax.org]

HHRH is characterized by the presence of hypophosphatemia secondary to renal phosphate wasting, radiographic and/or histological evidence of rickets, limb deformities, muscle [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] intestinal calcium absorption and is characterized by the presence of hypophosphatemia secondary to renal phosphate wasting, radiographic and/or histologic evidence of rickets, limb [informatics.jax.org]

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Brachydactyly

Deformities, Congenital/complications Limb Deformities, Congenital/genetics* Limb Deformities, Congenital/metabolism Limb Deformities, Congenital/pathology MicroRNAs/metabolism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Deformities, Congenital/diagnostic imaging* Limb Deformities, Congenital/genetics* Male Microsatellite Repeats Middle Aged Models, Molecular Molecular Sequence Data Mutation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Deformities, Congenital/classification Limb Deformities, Congenital/embryology Limb Deformities, Congenital/genetics* Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Transgenic Pedigree [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Foot Deformity

Significant limb deformities in connection with typical skin changes were documented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

METHODS: Single-limb heel rise foot kinematics and kinetics were examined in adults with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy with and without medial column foot deformity [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Vertical Talus :: Limb Deformities :: Lower Limb Deformities Quadriplegia :: Shin Splints Talus bone makes up the ankle joint, and navicular bone is a small bone [animedicalgroup.com]

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Congenital Longitudinal Deficiency of the Ulna

UPDATING ARTICLE Congenital deformities of the upper limbs. [scielo.br]

Polydactyly Polydactyly is supernumerary digits and is the most frequent congenital limb deformity. This deformity is classified as preaxial, central, and postaxial. [msdmanuals.com]

Polydactyly is supernumerary digits and is the most frequent congenital limb deformity. This deformity is classified as preaxial, central, and postaxial. [merckmanuals.com]

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