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Imaging of the Hand and Wrist pp 91–120Cite as

Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities

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Congenital hand differences (CHD) have been estimated to occur in 10% of children born with congenital abnormalities. CHD can be classified according to their pre-dominant abnormality using the Swanson classification. Failure of differentiation represents the most common group. Associated (nonlimb) abnormalities are common and it is important to identify those CHD requiring systemic evaluation. Radiology is important in the diagnosis and management of CHD with plain films providing the mainstay of imaging postnatally. The management of CHD should be within a multi-disciplinary environment.

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  1. Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Dalnair Street, Glasgow, G3 8SJ, UK

    Emily J. Stenhouse

  2. Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon, Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Dalnair Street, Glasgow, G3 8SJ, UK

    James J. R. Kirkpatrick

  3. Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Dalnair Street, Glasgow, G3 8SJ, Scotland, UK

    Greg J. Irwin

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  1. Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, MRI Centre, NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B31 2AP, United Kingdom

    A. Mark Davies

  2. Chapel Allerton Hospital, Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Chapel Town Road, Leeds, LS4 7SA, United Kingdom

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Stenhouse, E.J., Kirkpatrick, J.J.R., Irwin, G.J. (2013). Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities. In: Davies, A., Grainger, A., James, S. (eds) Imaging of the Hand and Wrist. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_205

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