A child with a single digit may have one of two primary diagnoses. If there is a single digit– most resembling a little finger, the diagnosis is likely ulnar deficiency– most resembling a thumb, the diagnosis is symbrachydactyly Other diagnoses affecting the fingers include amniotic band syndrome which typically affects the central digits and causes […]
Symbrachydactyly- The typical form defined
I have posted a few times on symbrachydactyly and those posts can be found HERE. In addition, there are several reasonable summaries at other sites including this free ARTICLE from a friend and colleague, Michelle James. Many hospital sites also offer a brief summary of the diagnosis. In my practice, it is not common that patients come […]
Symbrachydactyly of the Hand: Diagnosis and Presentation
Confirmation of a diagnosis of symbrachydactyly can be challenging. Most patients who present to my office with symbrachydactyly come in with a different diagnosis- typically amniotic constriction band (also known as constriction band syndrome, amniotic band syndrome, etc)- Amniotic Constriction Band Blog 1; Blog 2. In fact, most patients with any upper extremity diagnosis present with […]
Symbrachydactyly, now what?
I have posted on symbrachydactyly several times in the past. http://congenitalhand.wustl.edu/search/label/Symbrachydactyly There are, by different symbrachydactyly classifications, 7 types: short finger cleft type (thumb and small finger present) peromelic (nubbins) monodactyly (only the thumb present) wrist bones present (but nothing more distal) wrist bones absent (ie, arm ends at the end of the forearm) transforearm […]
Short Fingers- Brachydactyly
I have written several times about symbrachydactyly– that is short, webbed fingers. This common condition is distinctive in appearance (although there are multiple different types). I have actually written 10 posts that relate to symbrachydactyly. http://congenitalhand.wustl.edu/search/label/Symbrachydactyly Brachydactyly, or short fingers, is a different condition as there are the normal 5 digits with shortening of […]
Symbrachydactyly of the Foot
Symbrachydactyly, or short webbed fingers, is a birth difference which almost always affects one arm. I have blogged about this anomaly several times- this is a link to all relevant posts. http://congenitalhand.wustl.edu/search/label/Symbrachydactyly One of the ways we differentiate symbrachydactyly from other anomalies is that it is almost always affects only one arm. When more than […]
Symbrachydactyly Web Deepening
Web space deepening is a straightforward surgical technique to provide a deeper space between fingers. There are several variations of the technique of web space deepening, typically based on the number of skin flaps that are utilized. These techniques include 2- flap, 4- flap, 5- flap and other variants; precision is required for all. A […]