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Preaxial polydactyly

Last revised by Lam Van Le on 27 Nov 2024

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Citation:

Morgan M, Le L, Jones J, et al. Preaxial polydactyly. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 14 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-33768

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-33768

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/33768

rID:

33768

Article created:

23 Jan 2015, Matt A. Morgan ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Matt A. Morgan had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Nov 2024, Lam Van Le

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Lam Van Le had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

20 times, by 13 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics

Sections:

Syndromes

Tags:

refs, syndrome, polydactyly

Synonyms:

Polydactyly - pre axial
Pre-axial hyperdactyly
Pre-axial polydactyly

Preaxial polydactyly refers to polydactyly where the additional digit is towards the first digit of the hand (radial side) or foot (medially).

Radial polydactyly can be classified using the Wassel classification system.

Epidemiology

Preaxial polydactyly is less common than postaxial polydactyly, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 7000.

Associations

Preaxial polydactyly may be associated with:

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Preaxial polydactyly

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