Camptodactyly
Camptodactyly is a medical condition involving fixed flexion deformity of the interphalangeal joints of the little finger.
Causes
Causes
A number of congenital syndromes may cause camptodactyly: –
- Jacobsen syndrome
- Blau syndrome
- Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
- Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
- Weaver syndrome
- Christian syndrome 1
- Gordon syndrome
- Jacobs arthropathy-camptodactyly syndrome
- Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
- Marshall-Smith-Weaver syndrome
- Oculo-dento-digital syndrome
- Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome
- Toriello-Carey syndrome
Etymology
Etymology
The name is derived from the ancient Greek words kamptos (bent) and daktylos (finger).
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