Radial Clubhand: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

radial clubhand, radial deficiency, pre-axial deficiency, preaxial deficiency, forearm deformity, hand deformity, congenital hand deformity, thumb hypoplasia, Holt-Oram syndrome, cardiac septal defects, thrombocytopenia with absent radius, TAR, Fanconi anemia, aplastic anemia, VACTERL syndrome, cleft palate, clubfoot, kyphosis, scoliosis, torticollis, rib deformities, congenital spinal deformity

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Scott H Kozin, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Temple University; Hand Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children
Scott H Kozin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Orthopaedic Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
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Medical Editor

A Lee Osterman, MD, Director of Hand Surgery Fellowship, Director, Philadelphia Hand Center; Director, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University
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N Ake Nystrom, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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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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