Camptodactyly is a medical condition involving fixed flexion deformity of the interphalangeal joints of the little finger. This involves permament flexure of one or more phlanges (fingers).

Causes

A number of congenital syndromes may cause camptodactyly: -

• Jacobsen syndrome
• Blau syndrome
• Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
• Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
• Weaver syndrome
• Christian syndrome 1
• Gordon syndrome
• Jacobs arthropathy-camptodactyly syndrome
• Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
• Marshall-Smith-Weaver syndrome
• Oculo-dento-digital syndrome
• Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome
• Toriello-Carey syndrome

Etymology

The name is derived from the ancient Greek words kamptos (bent) and daktylos (finger).