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This is a less common situation, in which the affectation is on the side of the hand towards the thumb. Radial polydactyly refers to the presence of an extra digit (or extra digits) on the radial side of the hand. It is most frequent in Indian populations and it is the second most common congenital hand disorder.
The most common problem with syndactyly correction is creeping of the skin towards the fingertip over time. This is likely due to tension at the site of the repair between the digits. Additional surgery may be required to correct this. One critique of using skin grafts is that the grafts darken in the years after surgery and become more noticeable.
This rare form of brachydactyly only affects three fingers on each hand. The index, middle, and little finger will have their middle bone shortened. The ring finger will not be affected. As a result, type C brachydactyly will leave the ring finger as the longest on the hand. [9] Type D, BDD: 113200: HOXD13: 2q31-q32
Other physical abnormalities associated with Carpenter syndrome include extra digits. Extra toes are more commonly seen than fingers. Often both the toes and fingers are webbed, a process that occurs before the sixth week gestational period. Often their digits will be abnormally short, and the fingers are commonly missing an interphalangeal joint.
The most common symptom is a duplication of a triphalangeal thumb in the hands, which would leave the person affected by the condition with two triphalangeal thumbs in each hand, alongside other digital and radiological anomalies, such as duplication of the big toe, hypoplastic duplicated radius bones, etc. [5]
The patient, named only as Ajun, was forced by his superstitious parents to live with nine toes on one foot for 21 years.
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Extensor digitorum brevis manus is an extra or accessory muscle on the backside (dorsum) of the hand. It was first described by Albinus in 1758. [1] The muscles lies in the fourth extensor compartment of the wrist, and is relatively rare. [2] It has a prevalence of 4% in the general population according to a meta-analysis. [3]