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Metacarpal index in Nigerian Adults and children.

The metacarpal index(MI) is used in screening for patients with arachnodactyly especially Marfan's syndrome. It is a radiographic measure of the slenderness of the 2nd-5th metacarpals, which was measured in a total of 608 Nigerians of which 55 (9%) were childrens and 553(91%) were adults. The study...

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Published: 2002-10-12
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