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ECTRODACTYLY (SPLIT‐HAND DEFORMITY) IN THE DOG
Author(s) -
Carrig ColinB.,
Wortman JeffreyA.,
Morris EarlL.,
Blevins WilliamE.,
Root CharlesR.,
Hanlon GriseldaF.,
Suter PeterF.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1981.tb01363.x
Subject(s) - ectrodactyly , aplasia , metacarpal bones , medicine , numerical digit , hand deformity , anatomy , deformity , forelimb , hypoplasia , contracture , metacarpus , syndactyly , radiography , phalanx , surgery , ectodermal dysplasia , radiology , arithmetic , mathematics
Radiographs of 14 dogs with ectrodactyly of the forelimb were evaluated and the defect classified according to the site of division of the longitudinal axis of the paw. The majority of separations occurred between metacarpal bones one and two, although separations were also noted between metacarpal bones two and three, two and four, and three and four. Other lesions noted in affected limbs included digit contracture, digit aplasia, metacarpal hypoplasia and metacarpal fusions. Bilateral involvement was noted in only one of 14 cases. No breed or sex predisposition was found and there was equal involvement of the left and right limbs.