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Classification

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One commonly used system for classifying radial club hand was described by Bayne and Klug in 1987:

  • type 1: short distal radius; radius shorter than ulna but normal form
  • type 2: hypoplastic radius; hypoplastic radius but proximal and distal epiphyses are present
  • type 3: partial absence of radius; distal part of the radius is absent
  • type 4: total absence of radius

Type 4 is the most common, followed by type 1 and then type 3.

 

Ref: Bayne LG, Klug MS. J Hand Surg (Am). 1987; 12(2): 169-179.

 

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