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CONGENITAL ABSENCE THUMB EXTENSORS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- congenital clasped thumb
1, record 1, English, congenital%20clasped%20thumb
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- congenital flexion-adduction deformity of thumb 2, record 1, English, congenital%20flexion%2Dadduction%20deformity%20of%20thumb
correct
- pollex varus 2, record 1, English, pollex%20varus
correct
- congenital absence of thumb extensors 2, record 1, English, congenital%20absence%20of%20thumb%20extensors
correct
- congenital hypoplasia of thumb extensors 2, record 1, English, congenital%20hypoplasia%20of%20thumb%20extensors
correct
- infant's persistent thumb-clutched hand 2, record 1, English, infant%27s%20persistent%20thumb%2Dclutched%20hand
correct
- thumb-clutched hand 2, record 1, English, thumb%2Dclutched%20hand
correct
- congenital absence of the extensor pollicis longus 2, record 1, English, congenital%20absence%20of%20the%20extensor%20pollicis%20longus
correct
- flexion-adduction deformity of the hand 2, record 1, English, flexion%2Dadduction%20deformity%20of%20the%20hand
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the rarest anomalies of the hand characterized by a strongly flexed thumb across the palm of the hand as a result of developmental deficiency of the extensor mechanism of the thumb. 2, record 1, English, - congenital%20clasped%20thumb
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The condition must be differentiated from spastic thumb-clutched deformity of cerebral palsy, which is due to spasticity of the adductor pollicis. The latter condition discloses diminution of deformity by passively flexing the wrist and intact thumb extensors evidenced by electromyographic studies. 3, record 1, English, - congenital%20clasped%20thumb
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Definition from The Genetics of Hand Malformations, 1978, p. 445 and Orthopaedics: Principles and their Application, 1984, p. 290. 4, record 1, English, - congenital%20clasped%20thumb
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pouce flexus-adductus congénital
1, record 1, French, pouce%20flexus%2Dadductus%20cong%C3%A9nital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Malformation rare du pouce caractérisée par la flexion permanente de la métacarpophalangienne et due à une anomalie (hypoplasie ou absence) du muscle court extenseur du pouce. 2, record 1, French, - pouce%20flexus%2Dadductus%20cong%C3%A9nital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition d'après l'Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale : appareil locomoteur, s.d., p. 2. 3, record 1, French, - pouce%20flexus%2Dadductus%20cong%C3%A9nital
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pulgar rígido
1, record 1, Spanish, pulgar%20r%C3%ADgido
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pulgar flexus-adductus congénito 1, record 1, Spanish, pulgar%20flexus%2Dadductus%20cong%C3%A9nito
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Término formado a partir de la fuente Diccionari Enciclopèdic de Medicina, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1990. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pulgar%20r%C3%ADgido
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