Six cases of distal phalangeal brachydactyly of the hands in patients with healed renal osteodystrophy are reported. Severe osseous changes of renal osteodystrophy were seen in all cases. These cases present healed renal osteodystrophy as another consideration in the differential diagnosis of distal phalangeal brachydactyly.
Key words Brachydactyly phalangel - Hyperparathyroidism - Renal osteodystrophy, healed