Abnormalities of the Upper Limb and Hand

View Parts 1-14 of the Abnormalities of the Upper Limb and Hand

Part 1: Classification of Abnormalities

Part 1

Part 2: Amelia and Polymelia

Part 2

Part 3: Abnormal segment of a limb – Phocomelia and Hemimelia

Part 3

Part 4a and 4b: Abnormal forearm bone – Radial hypoplasia / aplasia, Ulna hypoplasia / aplasia

Part 4a & 4b

Part 4c and 4d: Amniotic Band ​and Pseudoamniotic Band Syndrome

Parts 4c & 4d

Part 5: Abnormalities of the Wrist​

part 5

Part 6: Is the entire hand present? ​Acheiria, adactylia and aphalangia

Part 6

Part 7: More than 5 digits presents - Polydactyly​

PART 7

Part 8: Part 8: Less than 5 digits presents – Oligodactyly

Part 8

Part 9: Abnormal hand morphology – Syndactyly

Part 09

Part 10: Abnormal size of the digits – Brachydactyly, Overgrowth

Part 10

Part 11: Abnormal alignment of the digits (Clenched hand, Clinodactyly, Camptodactyly, Club hand, Trident hand, Akinesia).

Part 11

 Part 12: The Normal and Abnormal Thumb. 

Part 12

Part 13: Abnormal Palmar Creases

Part 13

Part 14: Other Syndromes with abnormalities of the upper limb and hand

PART 14

Author: Ian Suchet¹, Houman Mahallati²

1. Calgary MFM Centre, EFW Radiology, Calgary, Alberta Canada

2. Clinical Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine.​

Reviewer: Karen Fung-Kee-Fung

Acknowledgements: This work would not have been possible without the efforts of many other individuals across a spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine.  These include our imaging colleagues who recognize abnormalities and refer patients to our Advanced Fetal Imaging service at EFW Radiology.  Without the tireless efforts towards excellence in imaging demonstrated by our MFM sonographers, none of the images in these 15 chapters would have been possible.  Finally, while we strive to identify phenotypes, this work could not have been created without the immense contributions of our colleagues in the Prenatal Medical Genetics service who take our images and explore the ever increasing realm of genotype identification and grow our knowledge of fetal anomalies by leaps and bounds.

The article should be cited as: Suchet I, Mahallati H: Normal Upper Limb and Hand, Visual Encyclopedia of Ultrasound in Obstetric and Gynecology, www.isuog.org, November 2024. 

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