Information - General / Medical / Clinical

Birth or Congenital Defects
http://www.plasticsurgerychandigarh.com/index.php?action=procedures&id=371

Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
# anencephaly aniridia / WT-1 complex # "appropriate for gestational age" (i.e., not large or small) # brachydactyly (i.e., short fingers /...
http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/kids.htm

Dorlands Medical Dictionary
...synphalangism (syn·phal·an·gism) (sin-fal¢[schwa]n-jiz-[schwa]m) sy...
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdoc...

The Electronic Textbook of Hand Surgery
http://www.eatonhand.com/index.htm
  - Classification and Staging > Congenital Anomalies Alphabetical Lisitng
     http://www.eatonhand.com/clf/clf489.htm

Fast Health Medical Dictionary
http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/

General and various Medical Information
http://www.emedicine.com

General and various Medical Information and links to Australian Hospitals
http://www.rch.org.au/rch/links_ext_cfm

Australian Hand Theraphy Association Inc

http://www.ahta.com.au

The Australian Hand Therapy Association Inc. (AHTA) is Australia's only professional association representing hand therapists.

AHTA provides support for its members through continuing education, professional development, networking and representation at state and national levels.

AHTA also acts as a central referral point for doctors and members of the public seeking the services of Hand Therapists in specific geographic locations.

Hypoplastic Thumb
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/hypoplastic_thumb
http://www.drnetscher.com/en/cms/?36
http://www.patient.co.uk/leaflets/hypoplastic_thumb.htm
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=3560161
http://www.jaaos.org/cgi/content/full/14/6/354/JA0009504FIG4

Holiday Accommodation
A new national e-service which allows tourists with disability and their families to obtain information about the accessibility of the accommodation and tourist venues which wish to visit
http://www.australiaforall.com.au

Holt-Oram Syndrome
An inherited disorder that causes abnormalities of the hands, arms and heart
http://rarediseases.about.com/od/rarediseasesh/a/112004.html

Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia: Ectodermal dysplasia
Ectodermal dysplasia. Contents of this page: Illustrations. Alternative names. Definition. Causes, incidence, and risk factors. Symptoms...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001469.htm

Meckel Syndrome
Meckel syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities affecting several organ systems of the body (multisystem). Three classic....
http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/nord/nord661.html

Poland Syndrome
http://www.madisonsfoundation.org/content/3/1/display.asp?did=611
http://www.acay.com.au/~cjr/polsynd.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&listuids=15586709&dopt=Abstract
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_syndrome

http://www.communities.ninemsn.com.au/PolandSyndromesupportwelcome

Royal Children’s Hospital – MELBOURNE
HAND AND MICROVASCULAR SURGERY

Splenogonadal Fusion With Limb Deficiency and Micrognathia
1:636 ... 22. Hughes DT, Cavanagh N: Chromosomal studies on children with phocomelia, exposed to debendox during early pregnancy. Lancet 1983;
http://www.sma.org/smj1997/novsmj97/21text.htm

The Association of Genetic Support of Australasia Inc. (AGSA)
AGSA is a network of people who are affected by genetic conditions, either directly or indirectly. Our job here is to make sure that you have someone to talk to, and you have other places and people we can put you in contact with to make your journey a little easier.
Further Information
66 Albion Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia
+61 2 9211 1462 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +61 2 9211 1462      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
http://www.agsa-geneticsupport.org.au

Travel
A new national e-service which allows tourists with disability and their families to obtain information about the accessibility of the accommodation and tourist venues which wish to visit
http://www.australiaforall.com.au

Vacterl
http://www.tofs.org.uk/index.php/links/vacterl