Abstract

GUTIERREZ NUNEZ, Rafael; ALARCON ZAMORA, Dielvis; ROJAS GUERRA, Jesús Eligio  and  GUTIERREZ ALARCON, Beatriz María. Preaxile polysyndactyly. Case presentation. Multimed [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.3  Epub May 20, 2021. ISSN 1028-4818.

Polysyndactyly is a congenital defect that occurs in the hands or feet, or both at the same time and that consists of the existence of multiple supernumerary fingers in addition to the fusion of soft tissue and / or bone between adjacent fingers, generating the total or partial absence of the space between two fingers. The case of a 35-year-old female patient is presented. He does not present any personal pathological history of interest, or known drug allergies. It presents a complex syndactyly in the thumb of the right hand, with preaxial polydactyly, accompanied by decreased mobility in the joints of this finger. This patient voluntarily and with informed consent is part of the research project "Congenital defects of the appendicular skeleton of the institution." This defect affects 1.2% of newborns and 10% of this appearance occurs in the upper extremities, being the duplication of the thumb the most common polydactyly of the hand. Polysyndactyly is an entity with very little frequency, it is more common in the white and Asian population, in this entity early treatment is important to avoid deformities in the affected finger, Ideally, surgery should be performed between 10 and 12 months of age.

Keywords : Polysyndactyly; Congenital defect; Supernumerary.

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