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Transkei foot


P.A. Schwartz
D. Shlugman
G. Daynes
P. Beighton

Abstract

An epidemiological investigation of bone and joint abnormalities in a Xhosa population revealed 6 females with a condition characterised by marked lateral deviation of the fifth toes. This disorder does not seem to have been previously described, and we therefore propose that it should be named 'Transkei foot'. The pathogenesis of the condition is obscure, but it is possible that it has a genetic basis.

S. Afr. Med. J. 48, 961 (1974)

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