In traumatic amputations in the upper extremities, replantation has been commonly attempted with high success rates. However, successful implies both maintenance of length and good functional outcomes restored hand. Since thumb accounts for 40% to 50% hand function, utmost priority is on salvage thumb. cases when not feasible, various efforts have made replace thumb, including pollicization ind...

Maternal diabetes has an established aetiological link with developmental abnormalities, and the prevalence of major congenital malformations in the offspring of affected women is approximately 4-8%, compared to the general population risk of about 3%. Hallucal polydactyly, particularly with an unusual proximal placement of the extra digit, has been reported as a distinctive anomaly in diabetic...

We have carried out the study on the heart anomalies of the DHS mice and Pdn mice fetuses and newborns which are known to produce genetically induced polydactyly. The results have revealed that the heart anomalies are m,ainly isolated hypoplasia of the pulmonary artery and that these anomalies are not always associated with polydactyly. The isolated hypoplasia of the pulmonary artery show a ten...

Measurement of the pressure applied to the anterior region of the palate and incisor region of the mandible during thumb-sucking was carried out 3 female children. A polyethylene bag embedded with a high-sensitivity small pressure sensor was fixed on the ventral side of the thumb so that the baroreceptor could be interposed between the thumb and palate during thumb-sucking. The children were al...

INTRODUCTION Congenital trigger thumb is an uncommon anomaly of children. Its management is controversial, ranging from observation to extensive surgical release. We report a case of delayed presentation of bilateral trigger thumb along with a brief review of past literature. CASE REPORT A six year old girl presented with fixed flexion deformity of interphalangeal joints of both thumbs and No...

Two cases of aplasia cutis congenita are reported here. One of the cases also had pre- and postaxial polydactyly and other digital anomalies.

Short rib–polydactyly syndrome (SRPS) type II is a rare lethal form of skeletal dysplasia, characterized by polydactyly, short limbs, short and horizontal ribs, a small ovoid tibia and major organ anomalies [1]. Prenatal diagnosis by genetic testing is not available; ultrasound plays an important role. With no prior history usually these cases are detected late in pregnancy; postnatal examinati...

A full term female newborn, weighing 2 Kg, was born with severe shortening of limbs with bilateral postaxial polydactyly. Chest was very narrow. There was polysyndactyly of right and left toe (Fig. 1) and anthropometry revealed a length of 40 cms, upper segment 28 cm, arm span 35 cm and chest circumference 21 cm. The neonate had respiratory distress since birth and died after 5 hrs. A clinical ...