Congenital upper limb anomalies and scoliosis.
In 104 children with various forms of congenital upper limb anomalies the incidence of idiopathic scoliosis was 6,7%. This is significantly higher than the 2,5% incidence in the general population. Patients with more severe anomalies such as amelia, phocomelia, hemimelia and thumb anomalies had a 40% incidence of scoliosis. With the current emphasis on early detection of scoliosis by the screening of schoolchildren, the obvious clue offered by a congenital abnormality of an arm or a hand should not be ignored.
D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology*