raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:93320

Isolated ulnar hemimelia

Synonyms: Isolated congenital longitudinal deficiency of the ulna · Isolated ulnar clubhand · Isolated ulnar deficiency of forearm · Isolated ulnar longitudinal meromelia

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare congenital limb malformation characterized by complete or partial absence of the ulna.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIsolated ulnar hemimeliaIsolated congenital longitudinal deficiency of the ulna · Isolated ulnar clubhand · Isolated ulnar deficiency of forearm · Isolated ulnar longitudinal meromelia
frHémimélie cubitale isoléeDéficit isolé congénital longitudinal de l'ulna · Déficit isolé congénital longitudinal du cubitus · Hémimélie ulnaire isolée · Main bote cubitale isolée · Méromélie cubitale longitudinale isolée · Méromélie ulnaire longitudinale isolée
deHemimelie, isolierte ulnareIsolierte angeborene longitudinale Fehlbildung der Elle · Isolierte ulnare Klumphand · Kongenitale longitudinale Ulnadefizienz · Ulnare longitudinale Meromelie
esHemimelia cubital aisladaDeficiencia cubital del antebrazo aislada · Deficiencia longitudinal congénita aislada del cúbito · Mano zamba cubital aislada · Meromelia longitudinal cubital aislada
itEmimelia ulnare isolataDeficit longitudinale congenito isolato dell'ulna · Deficit ulnare isolato dell'avambraccio · Difetto congenito longitudinale dell'ulna · Mano torta ulnare · Mano torta ulnare isolata · Meromelia longitudinale ulnare · Meromelia ulnare longitudinale isolata
nlGeïsoleerde hemimelie van ulnaGeïsoleerde congenitale longitudinale deficiëntie van ulna · Geïsoleerde hemimelie van ellepijp · Geïsoleerde ulnaire deficiëntie van onderarm · Geïsoleerde ulnaire klomphand · Geïsoleerde ulnaire longitudinale meromelie
ptHemimelia cubital isoladaDeficiência cubital do antebraço isolada · Deficiência longitudinal do cúbito isolada congénita · Meromelia cubital longitudinal isolada · Mão em taco cubital isolada
plIzolowana hemimelia łokciowaŁokciowe końsko-szpotawe ustawienie ręki · Meromelia łokciowa podłużna · Wrodzone skrócenie podłużne kości łokciowej
csUlnární hemimelieVrozený longitudinální deficit ulny · Ulnární clubhand · Ulnární longitudinální meromelie
ukІзольована ліктьова гемімеліяІзольований вроджений поздовжній дефект ліктьової кістки · Ізольована ліктьова кисть · Ізольований ліктьовий дефект передпліччя · Ізольована ліктьова поздовжня меромелія
zh尺侧半肢畸形先天性尺骨纵向缺失
trUlnar hemimeliUlnar yumru el · Longitudinal ulnar meromeli · Ulnanın doğumsal longitudinal eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q71.5Especificvalidated
ICD-11LB99.3Especificvalidated
MONDO0019670Evalidated
UMLSC5925048Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

40 annotations · validated 2019-10-16
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0006495Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the ulna
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0040070Abnormal upper limb bone morphology
HP:0003059Abnormality of the radioulnar joints
HP:0009380Finger aplasia
HP:0002996Limited elbow movement
HP:0002758Osteoarthritis
HP:0002986Radial bowing
HP:0004059Radial club hand
HP:0005773Short forearm
HP:0006055Ulnar deviated club hands
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0009164Abnormal calcification of the carpal bones
HP:0010011Abnormality of the 3rd metacarpal
HP:0003887Abnormality of the humeral heads
HP:0100745Abnormality of the humeroulnar joint
HP:0009760Antecubital pterygium
HP:0010048Aplasia of metacarpal bones
HP:0009281Aplasia of the 4th finger
HP:0009238Aplasia of the 5th finger
HP:0010331Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the 3rd toe
HP:0003316Butterfly vertebrae
HP:0009702Carpal synostosis
HP:0005879Congenital finger flexion contractures
HP:0009471Contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the 3rd finger
HP:0010176Curved toe phalanx
HP:0003083Dislocated radial head
HP:0009959Duplication of phalanx of 3rd finger
HP:0002987Elbow flexion contracture
HP:0030835Elbow pain
HP:0006633Glenoid fossa hypoplasia
HP:0100558Hemiatrophy of upper limb
HP:0003041Humeroradial synostosis
HP:0000882Hypoplastic scapulae
HP:0001377Limited elbow extension
HP:0006376Limited elbow flexion
HP:0006467Limited shoulder movement
HP:0009701Metacarpal synostosis
HP:0003967Sclerotic forearm bones
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0010301Spinal dysraphism
HP:0009813Upper limb phocomelia

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 31524738[PMID]_6630492[PMID]_27843519[PMID]_30712123[PMID]

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Sources for this card