Prevalence of Brachymesophalangia V in Guatemalan Rural Children

Document Type

Article

Authors

Ricardo Blanco, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Guatemala, C.A.
Jean-Pierre Habicht, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Guatemala, C.A.
Joao B. Solomon, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Guatemala, C.A.
Cipriano Canosa, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Guatemala, C.A.

Abstract

The overall prevalence of brachymesophalangia V (Bmf V) in the left hand-wrist X-rays of 1,206 rural Guatemalan children was 5.1%. No differences in prevalence were found between sexes or among ages from 0 to 7 years old. Children with Bmf V did not differ from children without this anomaly in regard to stature, weight, bone age or bone cortical thickness.

Recommended Citation

Blanco, Ricardo; Habicht, Jean-Pierre; Solomon, Joao B.; and Canosa, Cipriano (1973) "Prevalence of Brachymesophalangia V in Guatemalan Rural Children," Human Biology: Vol. 45: Iss. 4, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol45/iss4/5