2.  Incidence
 1-2% of neonate with congenital anomaly
 10% with upper extremity anomaly
4.  Incidence
ï‚¡ Most common polyductyly in Whites and Asians
ï‚¡ Second common anomaly in hand
ï‚¡ 1/3000 birth
ï‚¡ Usually
 Unilateral
 Sporadic
 Without other syndromes
5. Preaxial (bifid thumb) Postaxial polyductyly Central poltductyly
Most common Less common
More common in
Caucasian
Most common in African 50% relationship parents
Classification
7.  Clinical
ï‚¡ Widening of the tip to two complete thumb rays
ï‚¡ Hypoplasia (radial side more hypoplastic)
ï‚¡ Convergent or divergent
ï‚¡ Flat hand
ï‚¡ Deviate or delta phalanx
8.  Treatment
ï‚¡ Surgery
ï‚¡ Indication
 Cosmetic
 Function
ï‚¡ Age of surgery
 6-12-18 m.
 <5 y.
 8-10 y. for revision
ï‚¡ Kinds of surgery
9.  Treatment
ï‚¡ Preoperative splinting
ï‚¡ Kinds of surgery
 Simple excision
 Bilhaut-Cloquet
 Excision and lig. Reconstruction
10. B-Q E-LR
Normal width + _
Lig stability + _
Mobility _ +
Growth plate injury common uncommon
Indication 1-2 >=3