LB99.3

Ulnar hemimelia

Hemimelia ulnar (do cúbito)

Category

Definition

Ulnar hemimelia is a congenital ulnar deficiency of the forearm characterised by complete or partial absence of the ulna bone.

Index Terms

Ulnar hemimeliaLongitudinal reduction defect of ulnaagenesis of ulnacongenital absence of ulnacongenital absence of ulna with or without absence of some distal elementstotal absence of ulnacongenital absence of ulna with or without absence of some, but not all, distal elementsUlnar hemimelia, unilateralUlnar hemimelia, bilateral