Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Carpal bone hypoplasia
Small carpal bones
HP:0001498
What it means
Underdevelopment of one or more carpal bones.
Rare diseases that can present with this2
Very common80–99%
1The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Hypoplasia of carpal bones · Hypoplastic carpal bones · Small carpals · Small wrist bones
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