IDIOPATHIC ISOLATED BILATERALLY SYMMETRICAL BRACHYMETACARPIA OF THE FIFTH METACARPAL: Case report

Thomas Schoeller From the University Hospital for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and University Institute for Anatomy, Innsbruck, Austria

Gottfried Wechselberger From the University Hospital for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and University Institute for Anatomy, Innsbruck, Austria

Angela Otto From the University Hospital for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and University Institute for Anatomy, Innsbruck, Austria

Heribert Hussl From the University Hospital for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and University Institute for Anatomy, Innsbruck, Austria

Abstract

We report a rare case of a 32-year-old woman with idiopathic isolated bilaterally symmetrical brachymetacarpia of the fifth metacarpal bone, which had been present since the age of 14. Movement, and sensory and motor function were within normal limits, and she had no symptoms. No treatment was recommended. We know of no similar case reports.

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