Q71: Reduction defects of upper limb
Q71.6: Lobster-claw hand
The hand is made up of a lot of small bones and joints. Immediately after the forearm is the carpus. Then comes the metacarpus and then the individual fingers.
A lobster-claw hand is where your middle finger has not developed properly. Other fingers may also be missing. A lobster-claw hand can be hereditary. This means that other family members can also be affected.
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