CLINICAL STUDY ON POLYDACTYLY OF THE FOOT.
- Author:
Hyoung Jun KIM
;
Seung Kyu HAN
;
Byung Il LEE
;
Woo Kyung KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Polydactyly, Foot;
Classification;
Reconstruction
- MeSH:
Classification;
Foot*;
Humans;
Korea;
Plastics;
Polydactyly*;
Toes;
Walking
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1997;24(2):317-325
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Polydactyly is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the foot, but there are few papers on polydactyly of the foot reported in Korea. Forty-six supernummerary toes in thirty-semen patients were operated at Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, from May 1985 to May 1995. A clinical review was performed on these cases and the results were as follows : 1. Of the 37 patients, the proportion of unilateral involvement to bilateral was 28(76%) to 9 (24%). 2. Of the 46 toes, postaxial type was a majority involving 35 toes(76%) followed by the preaxial type 7 (15%) and central type 4(9%). 3. In anatomical pattern, Wassel's type IV and Stelling and Turek's type II were the most common ones in 7 toes of preaxial type and 39 toes of central and postaxial types. 4. The excellent results could be made by individualized reconstructive methods performed before walking age.
