Polydactyly is the most common congenital digital anomaly of the hand. The three types of this condition are: (1) type I, in which the extra finger is a soft small tissue segment (post-axial nubbin); ...

Syndactyly is one of the most frequent congenital limb abnormalities and occurs as an isolated anomaly or a part of a malformation syndrome. Syndactyly falls into five major types I–V based on ...

In 1978, Temtamy and McKusick classified isolated, non-syndromic Polydactyly and syndactyly, using a logical anatomical approach, into five distinct types for each group. Since then, there have been ...

Reviewed by Dr. Tomislav Meštrović, MD, Ph.D. “Polydactyly” is the term used for referring to additional fingers that arise in the hands or toes of a person. In other words, it is a condition in which ...

A baby in Bagalkot, Karnataka, was born with Polydactyly, having extra fingers and toes. The condition can be genetic or sporadic, occurring during fetal development. Polydactyly is a congenital ...