Table 1.
Definitions of affected middle phalanx of the 5th digit (BMP-V or BDA3).
| Description | Reference |
|---|---|
| short middle phalanx, 5th digit |
Abbie, 1970; Greulich, 1970; Miura et al., 1986; Poznanski, 1984; Roche, 1961 |
| shortened radial side of middle phalanx, 5th digit (with or without curvature - clinodactyly) |
Bell, 1951 |
| short middle phalanx, 5th digit with trapezoidal shape | Schmidt and Lanz, 2008 |
| short middle phalanx 5th digit with slanting of the distal articular surface leading to radial deflection of the distal phalanx. |
Temtamy and Aglan, 2008 |
| ratio of lengths of 5th digit middle phalanx: proximal phalanx | Garn, 1976; Garn, 1972 |
| ratio of lengths - 5th digit middle phalanx: 4thdigit middle phalanx |
Blanco et al., 1973; Garn, 1976; Hertzog, 1967; Singer, 1980 Bauer, 1907 |
| ratio of lengths - 5th digit middle phalanx: 2nd metacarpal | Garn, 1976 |
| Ratio - length 5th digit middle phalanx: width 5th digit middle phalanx |
Garn, 1976; Garn, 1967 |
| discriminant function analysis using lengths of the 4th and 5th digit middle phalanges and 2nd metacarpal | Garn, 1967 |