..Starting node ..Complete duplication of the phalanges of the 4th finger (HP:0009973)
Term ID:
9973
Name:
Complete duplication of the phalanges of the 4th finger
Synonym:
Complete duplication of the bones of the ring finger
Definition:
A complete duplication affecting one or more of the phalanges of the 4th finger. As opposed to a partial duplication were there is still a variable degree of fusion between the duplicated bones, a complete duplication leads to two separate bones appearing side to side (radio-ulnar axis) as seen on x-rays. A duplication leading to an accesory bone appearing in the proximo-distal axis on x-rays, this is actually a different entity called a Pseudoepiphyses (see according terms) sometimes also referred to as Hyperphalangism.