title: Hands and feet in the Apert syndrome.
abstract: We studied 44 pairs of hands and 37 pairs of feet in Apert syndrome, utilizing clinical, dermatoglyphic, and radiographic methods. We also studied histologic sections of the hand from a 31-week stillborn fetus. Topic headings discussed include: clinical classification of syndactyly; correlations between types of hands and feet in the same patient; dermatoglyphics; anatomy of the hand; radiologic assessment; comparison with other studies; histologic assessment of the hand; acrocephalosyndactyly vs. acrocephalopolysyndactyly: a pseudodistinction; and some generalizations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kreiborg
mesh_terms: D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005313:Fetal Death; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology*; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies