Diseases

Acquired Hand Deformities

Deformities of the hand, or a part of the hand, acquired after birth as the result of injury or disease.

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Abstract

Deformities of the hand, or a part of the hand, acquired after birth as the result of injury or disease.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hand Deformities, Acquired
  • Acquired Hand Deformity
  • Deformities, Acquired Hand
  • Deformity, Acquired Hand
  • Hand Deformity, Acquired

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

deformity of bone, joint, muscle, etc.

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History Note

71; was HAND DEFORMITIES 1963-70

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NLM Classification

WE 833

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acquired Hand Deformities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006227. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006227
  2. Acquired Hand Deformities. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquired_hand_deformity
  3. Acquired Hand Deformities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54928386