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We report on a patient with short fourth and fifth metacarpals that are bilaterally
symmetrical. No members of the patient's family are known to have this condition,
and the patient is otherwise in perfect health, with no other congenital anomalies.
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Publication history
Accepted:
November 25,
1985
Received:
August 8,
1985
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© 1986 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.