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CONGENITAL UNILATERAL UPPER LIMB MUSCULAR HYPERTROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRACTURE OF AN EXTRINSIC EXTENSOR TENDON

From the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga-ken, Japan

Correspondence: Dr Shinji Imai, MD, PhD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Departmentof Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-2192, Japan. Tel.: +81 77 548 2252; fax: +81 77 548 2254. E-mail:simai{at}belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

We report a case of congenital unilateral upper limb muscular hypertrophy which presented with loss of extensor tendon excursion of a single digit in late adolescence. The reason for the problem arising is not clear and is not clearly explained by the underlying congenital pathology.

Key Words: overgrowth • muscle hypertrophy • aberrant muscle • extensor contracture • joint deformity • congenital malformation

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 32, No. 3, 308-310 (2007)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2006.12.007


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