Familial subluxation of the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints of the little finger in two consecutive siblings: the "serpentine little finger".
Two consecutive siblings, both males, presented with congenital curly little finger ('serpentine finger') caused by subluxations at the metacarpo-phalangeal and the proximal interphalangeal joints. Literature on this phenomenon is scant, and to the best of the authors' knowledge it is probably a new entity. A theory of the possible aetiology is presented.
Jenyo
M S
MS
Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Nzeh
D A
DA
D002648:Child; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography