Ulnar Clubhand: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

ulnar dysplasia, ulnar aplasia, ulnar deficiencies of the forearm, split hand, split foot, polydactyly, camptodactyly, focal dermal hyperplasia, Goltz syndrome, Goltz-Gorlin syndrome, skin atrophy, anal papillomata, vulval papillomata, lip papillomata, microphthalmia, iris coloboma, mental retardation, mammary gland aplasia syndrome

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Minoo Patel, MBBS, MD, MS, FRACS, Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Consulting Adult/Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Monash Medical Center, Melbourne, Australia
Minoo Patel, MBBS, MD, MS, FRACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, AO Foundation, Australian Association of Surgeons, Australian Medical Association, Australian Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedics Overseas, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
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Coauthor(s)

John Herzenberg, MD, FRCSC, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical School, Codirector of International Center for Limb Lengthening, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
John Herzenberg, MD, FRCSC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
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Medical Editor

Joseph E Sheppard, MD, Director of Hand and Upper Extremity, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arizona
Joseph E Sheppard, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Southern Orthopaedic Association, and Western Orthopaedic Association
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CME Editor

Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American College of International Physicians, and American College of Surgeons
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Chief Editor

Harris Gellman, MD, Consulting Surgeon, Broward Hand Center, Voluntary Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine
Harris Gellman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and Arkansas Medical Society
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