Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Carpal synostosis
HP:0009702
What it means
Synostosis (bony fusion) involving one or more bones of the carpus (scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate, pisiform).
Rare diseases that can present with this5
Common30–79%
3The 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: Carpal bone fusion · Carpal fusion · Fused carpal bones · Fused wrist bones · Fusion of carpal bones · Synostosis involving the carpal bones
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