A 31-year-old member asked:
i've got clinodactyly, or bent pinkies, could this be a symptom of something bad?
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Dr. David Galbraith answered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Not likely: Clinodactyly is the most common of all birth anomalies. It often runs in families. While it is associated with many syndromes, in the vast majority of afflicted people it is simply an isolated anomaly with absolutely no ominous implications.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Is clinodactyly (bent pinkies) a symptom of asd?
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
Clinodactyly: No it is not a part of aortic stenosis as a condition.It has been described in a rare syndrome called williams syndrome who have supravalvular aortic stenosis, mental retardation and clinodactyly
aortic stenosis is not in anyway related to clynodactyly.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Is clinodactyly fatal?
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
Let me help: Clinodactyly is a medical term describing a bend or curvature of the fifth fingers (the "little fingers") toward the adjacent fourth fingers. If that what you mean the answer is no.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Could clinodactyly be a symptom of asd?
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Dr. Steven Guyton answered
Thoracic Surgery 46 years experience
Not caused by ASD: Clinodactyly is a common congenital condition that generally requires no treatment. There can be an association of cliniodactyly with down's syndrome, in which atrial septal defects are more common than in the general population. Cliniodactyly occurs to varying degrees in up to 10% of the population and can be inherited.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What to do if I have a clinodactyly disease can I still play the guitar?
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Dr. David Krulak answered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Clinodactyly: Clinodactyly is the deviation of a finger - usually the pinky pointing to the ring finger. Therapy is generally unsuccessful as treatment, and surgery is usually required if there are functional problems. As far as guitar playing, it is unlikely to be harmful. However, the ability to play depends on the severity of the condition.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Clinodactyly?
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Dr. Steven Brown answered
Hand Surgery 39 years experience
Finger angulation: Most commonly involves the little finger and is a growth abnormality of a phalynx causing the finger to grow at an angle from the longitudinal axis of the finger.
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