Syndactyly means that two or more fingers are stuck together. When the hands and feet are first formed during pregnancy, all fingers are stuck together. The fingers are separated from each other as a result of the regression of…
Polydactyly can be examined under two main headings: overfingers or underdeveloped overfingers (mostly skin extensions) that are fully formed according to the size of the excess finger. Thumb polydactyly occurs in 8 per 100,000 live births. Although the excess…
It is possible to use the second toe instead of the thumb as an alternative to the hand-to-hand transplantation. In addition, in some patients, the thumb may be in place of the other four fingers as a fifth finger.…