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May 11, 2026The Journal of Pediatrics Clinical Practice0 citationsOpen Access

Unmasking Turner Syndrome via a Short Fourth Metacarpal in a Pediatric Wrist Injury

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AOAoife O'GradyMRMiriam Alcalá RuizDSD. Staunton

Key Points

  • To highlight the diagnostic implications of skeletal findings in Turner syndrome.
  • Case report of a 12-year-old girl with wrist trauma and incidental short fourth metacarpal.
  • Observation of skeletal anomalies leading to further investigation.
  • Short fourth metacarpal was identified after wrist trauma.
  • Resulted in the diagnosis of Turner syndrome in the patient.

Abstract

Turner syndrome is a chromosomal disorder associated with short stature, webbed neck, gonadal dysgenesis and congenital cardiac anomalies. Subtle skeletal findings may provide diagnostic clues. We report a 12-year-old girl in whom an incidental short fourth metacarpal identified after wrist trauma led to the diagnosis of Turner syndrome.

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O'Grady et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0171473a9f334c28271aaehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedcp.2026.200215
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