Living with madelung's deformity
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Madelung's deformity
Type of malformation of the wrist bones
Medical condition
| Madelung's deformity | |
|---|---|
| Madelung deformation, a type of bone malformation associated with both SHOX and SHOXY genes mutations. | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
Madelung's deformity is usually characterized by malformed wrists and wrist bones and is often associated with Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis.
It can be bilateral (in both wrists) or just in the one wrist. It has only been recognized within the past hundred years.
Is madelung deformity a disability
Named after Otto Wilhelm Madelung (1846–1926), a German surgeon, who described it in detail, it was noted by others. Guillaume Dupuytren mentioned it in 1834, Auguste Nélaton in 1847, and Joseph-François Malgaigne in 1855.
Signs and symptoms
It is a congenitalsubluxation or dislocation of the ulna's distal 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 dis