title: Congenital absence of the fourth metacarpal bone (congenital dysplasia of the ring finger).
abstract: Review of the related literature shows no reports of congenital absence of the fourth metacarpal or congenital dysplasia of the ring finger. I describe the clinical features, hand pattern profiles, and dermatogyphics of three patients with displastic floating ring finger. The surgical treatment is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography