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Tapered humerus

MedGen UID:
871066
Concept ID:
C4025531
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Tapered long bone of upper arm
 
HPO: HP:0003883

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTapered humerus

Conditions with this feature

Larsen syndrome
MedGen UID:
104500
Concept ID:
C0175778
Disease or Syndrome
The FLNB disorders include a spectrum of phenotypes ranging from mild to severe. At the mild end are spondylocarpotarsal synostosis (SCT) syndrome and Larsen syndrome; at the severe end are the phenotypic continuum of atelosteogenesis types I (AOI) and III (AOIII) and Piepkorn osteochondrodysplasia (POCD). SCT syndrome is characterized by postnatal disproportionate short stature, scoliosis and lordosis, clubfeet, hearing loss, dental enamel hypoplasia, carpal and tarsal synostosis, and vertebral fusions. Larsen syndrome is characterized by congenital dislocations of the hip, knee, and elbow; clubfeet (equinovarus or equinovalgus foot deformities); scoliosis and cervical kyphosis, which can be associated with a cervical myelopathy; short, broad, spatulate distal phalanges; distinctive craniofacies (prominent forehead, depressed nasal bridge, malar flattening, and widely spaced eyes); vertebral anomalies; and supernumerary carpal and tarsal bone ossification centers. Individuals with SCT syndrome and Larsen syndrome can have midline cleft palate and hearing loss. AOI and AOIII are characterized by severe short-limbed dwarfism; dislocated hips, knees, and elbows; and clubfeet. AOI is lethal in the perinatal period. In individuals with AOIII, survival beyond the neonatal period is possible with intensive and invasive respiratory support. Piepkorn osteochondrodysplasia (POCD) is a perinatal-lethal micromelic dwarfism characterized by flipper-like limbs (polysyndactyly with complete syndactyly of all fingers and toes, hypoplastic or absent first digits, and duplicated intermediate and distal phalanges), macrobrachycephaly, prominant forehead, hypertelorism, and exophthalmos. Occasional features include cleft palate, omphalocele, and cardiac and genitourinary anomalies. The radiographic features at mid-gestation are characteristic.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Labott JR, Heidenreich MJ, Broida SE, Mills GL, Rose PS, Houdek MT
J Surg Oncol 2024 Feb;129(2):410-415. Epub 2023 Sep 26 doi: 10.1002/jso.27458. PMID: 37750341
Liang H, Guo W, Yang Y, Li D, Yang R, Tang X, Yan T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 4;23(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05581-6. PMID: 35787280Free PMC Article
Jahnke A, Müller F, Fonseca Ulloa CA, Rickert M, Werner BS, Gohlke F
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2021 Feb;82:105283. Epub 2021 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105283. PMID: 33524845
Flurin PH, Roche CP, Wright TW, Zuckerman JD
Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) 2015 Dec;73 Suppl 1:S92-8. PMID: 26631203
Elçioglu NH, Gustavson KH, Wilkie AO, Yüksel-Apak M, Spranger JW
Pediatr Radiol 2004 Jan;34(1):75-82. Epub 2003 Oct 18 doi: 10.1007/s00247-003-1064-9. PMID: 14566439

Diagnosis

Liang H, Guo W, Yang Y, Li D, Yang R, Tang X, Yan T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 4;23(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05581-6. PMID: 35787280Free PMC Article
Cheema A, Arkader A, Pawel B
Skeletal Radiol 2017 Oct;46(10):1447-1452. Epub 2017 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s00256-017-2707-5. PMID: 28660405
Farrow LD, Mahoney AP, Sheppard JE, Schickendantz MS, Taljanovic MS
J Ultrasound Med 2014 Aug;33(8):1485-90. doi: 10.7863/ultra.33.8.1485. PMID: 25063414
Nimura A, Kato A, Yamaguchi K, Mochizuki T, Okawa A, Sugaya H, Akita K
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2012 Jul;21(7):867-72. Epub 2011 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.04.034. PMID: 21816631
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Auris Nasus Larynx 2010 Aug;37(4):508-10. Epub 2009 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.09.008. PMID: 19864094

Therapy

Liang H, Guo W, Yang Y, Li D, Yang R, Tang X, Yan T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 4;23(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05581-6. PMID: 35787280Free PMC Article
Mishra N, Yap ST, Lee NKL, Lua JYC, Tay YH, Saffari SE, Mahadev A, Chew EM, Wong KPL
J Pediatr Orthop B 2022 May 1;31(3):296-302. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000898. PMID: 34267167
Flurin PH, Roche CP, Wright TW, Zuckerman JD
Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) 2015 Dec;73 Suppl 1:S92-8. PMID: 26631203
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1997 Mar-Apr;6(2):113-24. doi: 10.1016/s1058-2746(97)90031-8. PMID: 9144598

Prognosis

Hawkins J, Basa RM, Norton MJ, Johnson KA
Sci Rep 2022 Oct 27;12(1):18070. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22944-0. PMID: 36302878Free PMC Article
Liang H, Guo W, Yang Y, Li D, Yang R, Tang X, Yan T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 4;23(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05581-6. PMID: 35787280Free PMC Article
Cheema A, Arkader A, Pawel B
Skeletal Radiol 2017 Oct;46(10):1447-1452. Epub 2017 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s00256-017-2707-5. PMID: 28660405
Lewicki KA, Martin AJ, Bell JE, Van Citters DW
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016 Aug;25(8):1288-96. Epub 2016 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.12.021. PMID: 26949017
Farrow LD, Mahoney AP, Sheppard JE, Schickendantz MS, Taljanovic MS
J Ultrasound Med 2014 Aug;33(8):1485-90. doi: 10.7863/ultra.33.8.1485. PMID: 25063414

Clinical prediction guides

Labott JR, Heidenreich MJ, Broida SE, Mills GL, Rose PS, Houdek MT
J Surg Oncol 2024 Feb;129(2):410-415. Epub 2023 Sep 26 doi: 10.1002/jso.27458. PMID: 37750341
Liang H, Guo W, Yang Y, Li D, Yang R, Tang X, Yan T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 4;23(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05581-6. PMID: 35787280Free PMC Article
Lewicki KA, Martin AJ, Bell JE, Van Citters DW
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016 Aug;25(8):1288-96. Epub 2016 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.12.021. PMID: 26949017
Flurin PH, Roche CP, Wright TW, Zuckerman JD
Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) 2015 Dec;73 Suppl 1:S92-8. PMID: 26631203
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