Congenital upper limb anomalies and scoliosis
Nel, G.; Du Toit, G.
South African Medical Journal 63(23): 893-895
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 6857410 Document Number: 215148
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.