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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Morphological Sciences 2018; 35(03): 170-172
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675571
Case Report
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Unusual Type of Hand Preaxial Polydactyly

Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla
1   Department of Human and Clinical Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
,
Satheesha B. Nayak
2   Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka State, India
,
Mohamed Al Mushaiqri
1   Department of Human and Clinical Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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24 March 2017

06 September 2018

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06 November 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Preaxial polydactyly is a common congenital anomaly of the hand. In this anomaly, an additional digit is seen along the preaxial border of the thumb. Several possible types of preaxial polydactyly have been observed and categorized into several types based on the level of duplications. In the present case, we report an unusual type of polydactyly in an approximately 55year-old male cadaver of South Indian origin. An additional non-functional digit was noted along the preaxial border of the thumb, at the level of the base of the distal phalanx. Upon careful dissection of the anomalous digit, a thick cord of connective tissue formed by the fibrous flexor sheath around the flexor pollicis longus tendon was noted in its central core. This cord was surrounded by a mass of fatty tissue. The skeletal, muscle and tendon components were found to be absent in the additional digit.

Keywords

radial polydactyly - congenital anomalies - cadaver - hand
 

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