title: [Bilateral Instability of the Interphalangeal Articulation of the Thumb in Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome].
abstract: We present the case of a 52-year-old lady suffering from Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, a rare hereditary disease, which was referred to our clinic on the basis of progressive instability of the interpalangeal articulations of both thumbs. Even if acroosteolysis of the distal phalangeal bones is typical for this disease, to the best of our knowledge the interphalangeal instability has not been described before.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Schweiz.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bruneau
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Luzern, Schweiz.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Schweiz.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hug
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges; D031845:Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology*