Post-axial polydactyly (bilateral)

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 6 months
Gender: Male

The radiographs show a bilateral accessory digit on the ulnar side (post-axial polydactylism) with a bifid proximal phalanx of the right 5th digit (type IIIA) and bifid left 5th metacarpal bone (type IVB)

 

 

Case Discussion

Radiographic features of bilateral post-axial polydactyly type IIIA on the right and type IVB on the left according to Duran et al classification. 

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