Abstract
There are few reports of the typical radiographic findings in the hands and feet of patients with Muenke syndrome. We present a case report of a young girl with Muenke syndrome, whose diagnosis was made following the observation of coalitions and coned epiphyses on hand radiographs.
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Didolkar, M.M., Vinson, E.N. & Gaca, A.M. A young patient with polyarthralgia and hearing loss: a case report of Muenke syndrome. Skeletal Radiol 38, 1011–1014 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-009-0716-8
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