Diagnosis of Webbed Toes Prenatal diagnosisĭiagnosis can be done in the period before a child is born. Current practice, however, is that the precise time between birth and surgery is directed by the primary physician of the affected child. There is great debate and divergence of opinion concerning the exact time that the affected child is required to undergo the surgery. As this is a condition which may be present at birth in most cases, it is possible to have separation done a few weeks after the child is born to ensure that complications are minimized or eliminated. It also helps with any psychological trauma or aesthetic problems that one may have.
#Webbed hands full#
Separation of webbed feet allows one to have full functionality of all their digits. This is mostly done through surgery as discussed later. In either of these cases, one may seek to have their webbed toes separated. For example, one may be unable to play certain sports as well as other people. While the majority of cases of webbed feet only pose an aesthetic challenge, there may be functional challenges associated with severe forms.
#Webbed hands skin#
The scar tissue formed as a result of the burns sustained, may result in webbing of the toes as the scar causes fusion of the skin of the toes. Other diseases which may cause one to develop syndactyly include acromegaly (also known as gigantism) and Aarskog syndrome which is quite rare.Īdults may develop webbed toes if their feet are burnt during a fire. Certain types of autism may also present with syndactyly. These include Down’s syndrome – which is a genetic disorder and Apert’s syndrome – another genetic disorder that results in abnormal fusion of the bones of the skull. Webbed toes may also be more common among people who suffer from certain diseases that result in abnormal growth, including that of hands and feet. Those individuals who possess these genes are more likely to experience an abnormality in the developmental processes that result in absent or insufficient separation of the toes. This is mostly transmitted to males either from a male who has the genes for webbed feet or a female born of a male with genes for webbed feet. Webbed feet are also linked with an X-linked recessive inheritance.
Another rarer inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive inheritance, whereby the child will only develop webbed feet if he or she receives the involved genes from both parents. The most common one being autosomal dominant inheritance, which means that with a mother who has webbed feet and a father who doesn’t the child will have a high chance of developing webbed feet since the gene inherited from the mother will tend to be expressed regardless of the gene inherited from the father. Taking the example of a family where a mother has webbed feet but the father doesn’t, these patterns of inheritance can be scientifically explained. There are certain patterns of inheritance associated with webbed feet. The most common factor associated with webbed toes is genetic predisposition with numerous demonstrations of the fact that webbed feet tend to run in families. It may occur in a healthy child without any family history of webbed feet. The exact cause of webbed toes is unknown, and it appears to occur randomly without any obvious predisposing factors. Webbed feet can be extremely mild where there may be no apparent webbing on visual inspection, but there may be noticeable changes in the creases of the toes. They can also be asymmetrical for instance, webbing between the first two digits in the left foot and between the second and the third digits in the right foot. For example, webbing between the first two toes in each foot. They may be unilateral or bilateral, meaning they can affect one foot or be present in both feet. They may be partial – where the webbing between the digits covers only a part of the space between the adjacent digits or complete – where the webbing between the digits covers the entire area between the adjacent digits. Complex webbed feet involve other tissues, like bones, blood vessels and even nerves. Bony webbed feet are one of the forms of complex webbed feet. These involve only the skin between two toes. Cutaneous webbed feet are frequently referred to as ‘simple webbed feet’. They may be cutaneous or they may be bony.
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