Concerning Pads upon the Finger Joints and their Clinical Relationships

Garrod, Archibald E.

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“…The skin on the dorsum of the middle phalanges bears dermatoglyphic ridges and well-developed sensory end-organs and eccrine sweat glands, just as on the palms and soles, whereas the hair found on these spots in all other primates is lacking (Tuttle, 1969). Recently, the "..common presence of knuckle pads in modern humans" (Alexander, 1994) has been claimed to support the existence of a knuckle walking phase in human evolution (Garrod, 1904;Mikkelsen, 1977). Garrod (1904) circumscribes these knuckle pads as follows:" They form excrescences which are almost confined to the rig.…”

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Atavisms in homo sapiens: A bolkian heterodoxy revisited

Verhulst

1996

Acta Biotheor

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An atavism is the "..reappearance of a lost character (morphology or behaviour) typical of remote ancestors and not seen in the parents or recent ancestors of the organisms displaying the atavistic character" (Hall, 1984). In humans, hypertrichosis (extensive body hair), the presence of a tail and supernumerary nipples are often quoted as examples (Hall, 1995). However, Louis Bolk (1866-1930) explained these phenomena in another way. He considered human morphology as an unspecialized expression of the mammalian developmental pattern. The latter also encompasses potentialities for unilateral or propulsive development pathways (specializations) that usually remain latent in humans, but can become expressed in other species. According to Bolk, the appearance of so-called atavisms in human results from the occasional expression of these latencies in Homo sapiens; they do not recapitulate ancestral conditions.

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“…Recently, the "..common presence of knuckle pads in modern humans" (Alexander, 1994) has been claimed to support the existence of a knuckle walking phase in human evolution (Garrod, 1904;Mikkelsen, 1977). Garrod (1904) circumscribes these knuckle pads as follows:" They form excrescences which are almost confined to the rig. 4.…”

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Atavisms in homo sapiens: A bolkian heterodoxy revisited

Verhulst

1996

Acta Biotheor

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“…Como um dos pacientes tinha contratura de Dupuytren e outro tinha um avô também com a contratura, o autor associou as nodulações à contratura de Dupuytren. Em 1904, o mesmo autor 3 fez estudo detalhado sobre a doença, tendo usado o termo pads em 12 casos, dos quais seis tinham contratura de Dupuytren. A expressão clássica knuckle pads foi criada por Jones, 4 em 1923.…”

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Coxins interfalangeanos sobre paquidermodactilia

Pereira¹,

Pereira

2004

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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Resumo: Coxins interfalangeanos são nodulações ceratósicas, de limites precisos, com aproximadamente um centímetro de diâmetro, geralmente sobre as articulações interfalangenas das mãos. A paquidermodactilia é uma tumefação uniforme da pele que ocorre nas falanges proximais das mãos. É relatado o caso de um jovem com associação de paquidermodactilia e coxins interfalangeanos, fato não encontrado na literatura médica. Embora haja descrição que considera serem essas manifestações diversas da mesma doença, acredita-se que sejam entidades distintas. O ato compulsivo de atritar a pele parece ser o denominador comum mais aceito para justificar as duas doenças. Os autores postulam que o coxim interfalangeano seria uma resposta epidérmica, enquanto a paquidermodactilia, uma resposta dérmica a um mesmo fator traumático sobre a pele. O paciente foi tratado com infiltração intralesional de triancinolona, com melhora clínica expressiva das duas manifestações. Palavras-chave: dedos; fibrose. Summary: Knuckle pads are keratotic nodulations within precise limits and approximately one centimeter in diameter, usually on the interphalangeal joints of the hands. Pachydermodactyly is a uniform swelling of the skin occurring in the proximal phalanges of the hands. A case involving a young man suffering from several knuckle pad lesions concomitant with pachydermodactyly was studied. This association has not been previously described in the literature. Although it has been

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“…Likewise, Garrod's pads (Garrod's nodes, knuckle pads), firm dermal nodules located on the extensor aspects of the proximal interphalangeal or metacarpophalangeal joints, are a clinical feature of Dupuytren's disease, especially in Dupuytren's diathesis. 28,29) • Studies have linked Dupuytren's disease with Peyronie's disease. 30,31) In at least one bronze votive hand of Sabazios (a god of fertility), the penis is literally linked to the hand (Fig.…”

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The Hand of Sabazios: Evidence of Dupuytren’s Disease in Antiquity and the Origin of the Hand of Benediction

Zdilla

2017

J Hand Surg Asian-Pac Vol

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Dupuytren’s disease gained its eponym from the surgeon Baron Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835). However, the terms “Cline’s contracture” and “Cooper’s contracture,” named after the two surgeons who proposed the treatment for the palmar contractures prior to Dupuytren, have also been used to describe the disease. In addition to the eponyms attributed to these three surgeons, a number of other appellations with interesting provenance exist for Dupuytren’s disease including the “Curse of the MacCrimmons,” “Celtic hand,” “Viking’s disease,” and the “Hand of Benediction.” These terms all have interesting provenance; however, contention exists with regard to the appropriateness of their coinage. Of these terms, the “Hand of Benediction” is based upon the oldest history, supposedly thought to be a result of an early Pope afflicted with Dupuytren’s disease. This report suggests that Dupuytren’s disease was recorded in history prior Christianity, the Vikings, as well as Dupuytren, Cline, and Cooper. Nearly 100 votive “Hand of Sabazios” artifacts from Antiquity appear to document Dupuytren’s disease via sculpture. The report posits that Dupuytren’s disease may have been represented by the “Hand of Sabazios,” subsequently inspiring the “Hand of Benediction” and “Hand of God” that has permeated Christian art and culture for thousands of years.

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Concerning Pads upon the Finger Joints and their Clinical Relationships

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Atavisms in homo sapiens: A bolkian heterodoxy revisited

Atavisms in homo sapiens: A bolkian heterodoxy revisited

Coxins interfalangeanos sobre paquidermodactilia

The Hand of Sabazios: Evidence of Dupuytren’s Disease in Antiquity and the Origin of the Hand of Benediction

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