title: [Gibbous hand deformity--carpe bossu].
abstract: Fiolle (10) was the first to describe a bony protuberance of a carpometacarpal joint and named it carpe bossu. This anomalous anatomical condition occasionally becomes a--widely unknown--common clinical entity. The reasons are discussed. The clinical diagnosis can be confirmed by a lateral tangential radiograph. Discomfort and pain are rare and can be treated usually by conservative means, surgery is seldom indicated.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: von Torklus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000196:embryology; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Handrückenhöcker--Carpe bossu.