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2. One palm was brachydactylous while the other was normal and both hands had nails (smaller in the brachydactylous families;JBone Joint Surg (Am),1974
3. Development of scoliosis in cases with congenital organic abnormalities ofthe brain-stem;Tezuka, A.;Tokushima JExp Med,1971
4. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1974;56:1764-5.
5. Both feet were severely involved with no toes at all. All the phalanges were buried within the distal border of the blunt foot and there were no appreciable digital projections. Strictly speaking, our proband is a new combination of brachydactyly with associated malformations. Nevertheless, Dr Fitch's comprehensive article deserves full appreci-