Madelung's deformity
You don't need to be Editor-In-Chief to add or edit content to WikiDoc. You can begin to add to or edit text on this WikiDoc page by clicking on the edit button at the top of this page. Next enter or edit the information that you would like to appear here. Once you are done editing, scroll down and click the Save page button at the bottom of the page.
| This article is orphaned as few or no other articles link to it. Please help introduce links in articles on related topics. |
| Madelung's deformity Classification and external resources | |
| Madelung deformation, a type of bone malformation associated with both SHOX and SHOXY genes mutations. | |
| ICD-10 | Q74.0 |
| ICD-9 | 755.54 |
| DiseasesDB | 32115 |
| eMedicine | orthoped/513 |
Madelung's deformity is usually characterized by malformed wrists and wrist bones and short stature. It is also known as Leri Weill Syndrome. It has only been recognized within the past hundred years, and occurs due to a genetically recessive gene.
Presentation
It is a congenital subluxation or dislocation of the ulna's lower end, due to malformation of the bones. Sometimes, minor abnormalities of other bone structures, often caused by disease or injury, such as a fracture of the lower end of the radius with upward displacement of the lower fragment. The deformity varies in degree from a slight protrusion of the lower end of the ulna, to complete dislocation of the inferior radio-ulnar joint with marked radial deviation of the hand. Severe deformities are associated with congenital absence or hypoplasia of the radius.
Notable cases
Famed rock 'n' roll guitarist Jimi Hendrix is said to have had the deformity[citation needed].
Treatment
The operation consists of excision of the lower end of the ulna; in severe cases of marked radial deviation, it may be necessary also to fuse the radius to the carpus in order to gain correction.
Eponym
It is named for Otto Madelung.[1][1]
See also
References
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
