Clindactyly

Last updated on: 02.09.2026

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Definition This section has been translated automatically.

Lateral bending of one or more fingers or toes—often the fifth finger—due to a malposition of the phalanges; may occur bilaterally. Occurs as part of genetic syndromes or in isolation.

Syndromes associated with clinodactyly: 

Teebi-Hypertelorism Syndrome,Aarskog-Scott Syndrome,Acantholytic Epidermolysis Bullosa,Alagille Syndrome,Chromosome 18p Syndrome,Classical-like Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeCoffin-Siris syndrome,Down syndrome,histiocytosis-lymphadenopathy-plus syndrome,proteasome-associated autoinflammatory syndrome 2.

Literature This section has been translated automatically.

  1. Leung AK et al. (2003) Familial clinodactyly of the fifth finger. J Natl Med Assoc.95(12):1198-200. PMID: 14717476; PMCID: PMC2594860.
  2. https://www.handsurgeryresource.net/clinodactyly

Last updated on: 02.09.2026