Madelung, Otto Wilhelm

Madelung,

Otto Wilhelm, German surgeon, 1846-1926. Madelung deformity - a distal radial ulnar subluxation due to relative deficiency of axial growth of the medial side of the distal radius. Synonym(s): carpus curvusMadelung disease - accumulation and progressive enlargement of adipose tissue in the subcutaneous tissue of the head, neck, upper trunk, and upper portions of the upper extremities. Synonym(s): multiple symmetric lipomatosisMadelung lipoma - fatty tumor.Madelung neck - multiple symmetric lipomatosis confined to the neck.Madelung subluxation - incomplete dislocation or luxation.