Syndactyly of the Foot
Carsten Scheibye
Orthotics I Biomechanics I Gait Analysis I Diabetic Foot Care I Foot Posture I Orthopaedic Rehabilitation I Foot Insoles
Syndactyly of the foot refers to a congenital developmental abnormality that is characterised by limb malformation such as unilateral or bilateral webbed toes. It can be either partial or complete, and symmetrical or asymmetrical.
This deformity can occur independently or as part of an extremely varied group of syndromes such as Peters syndrome, caudal regression syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome.
As mentioned by Edwin Harris, from the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the Loyola Medical Centre, complete syndactyly involves fusion that extends to the hyponychium while incomplete syndactyly is defined as partial fusion of adjacent soft tissue segments of the toes.
Among the two types of syndactyly outlined, the author describes central syndactyly as the most common form which entails a complete fusion of the second and third toes; the distal portion of the ................ Continue reading on mass4d.com: Syndactyly of the Foot
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