Hereditary Brachydactylism and Interphalangeal Ankylosis

Abstract

The articles published by the Annals of Eugenics (1925–1954) have been made available online as an historical archive intended for scholarly use. The work of eugenicists was often pervaded by prejudice against racial, ethnic and disabled groups. The online publication of this material for scholarly research purposes is not an endorsement of those views nor a promotion of eugenics in any way.

Classification and identification of inherited brachydactylies

“…The distal finger creases may be missing in digits 2, 3, and 5. Examination of 85 x-rays (Joachimstahl, 1898(Joachimstahl, , 1906Vidal, 1910;Scharff, 1912;Drinkwater, 1916;Hollander, 1918;Mohr, 1921;Pol, 1921;Hall, 1928;Behr, 1931;Stecher, 1936;Lossen, 1937;Becker, 1939;McNutt, 1946;Johnston and Davis, 1953;Haws, 1963;Bucke, 1964;Christiaens et al, 1965;Robinson et al, 1968;Cloherty, 1969;Temtamy and McKusick, 1969;Gnamey et al, 1971;Coberand et al, 1974;Rimoin et al, 1974;Rebollar, 1975;Fitch et al, 1979) revealed the following pattern.…”