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Isolated hexadactylia: A rare case of central polydactyly of the foot.

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BACKGROUND Central polydactyly of foot is uncommon form of polydactyly but it usually causes intermetatarsal widening because of metatarsal bifurcation. Central polydactyly associated with T shaped bifurcation of metatarsal in… Click to show full abstract

BACKGROUND Central polydactyly of foot is uncommon form of polydactyly but it usually causes intermetatarsal widening because of metatarsal bifurcation. Central polydactyly associated with T shaped bifurcation of metatarsal in vertical plane has not been reported yet. CASE We present a 4 year male child with extra toe on the dorsal aspect of right foot with complains of difficulty in wearing footwear and poor cosmesis. The extra digit was fully developed with bifurcation of 2nd metatarsal bone proximal to the head without any intermetatarsal widening. The angular deviation was 45° to the longitudinal axis of foot and in a plane vertical to the transverse arch of foot. The child was operated with excision of extra toe without any residual bony deformity. CONCLUSION The central polydactyly is rare type of polydactyly of foot. Central polydactyly with metatarsal extension causing intermetatarsal widening has been well described entity. But the previous classifications need to be modified to include central polydactyly with vertical oriented T bifurcation of metatarsal bone without intermetatarsal widening.

Keywords: foot; metatarsal; polydactyly foot; intermetatarsal widening; central polydactyly

Journal Title: Foot
Year Published: 2019

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