metacarpal index
met·a·car·pal in·dex
the average ratio of length to breadth of metacarpals II to V; this ratio is increased in the Marfan syndrome.
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Radiographically, the metacarpal index (The ratio of length to width of the second through fifth metacarpal bones] is increased.
Radiographic evaluation of arachnodactyly can be done by measuring the metacarpal index (MI).
Alveolar bone loss in periodontal disease and the metacarpal index. J Periodontol 1973;44: 763-9.
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