Syndactyly is a common condition in which the fingers or toes do not fully separate during development. One or more web spaces, the spaces between the fingers, may be involved and sometimes only the skin is involved. Skin involvement only is called “simple” syndactyly. In more complicated cases, “complex” syndactyly, the fingertips and nails are also joined together. If only part of the webbed fingers is involved, this is called “incomplete” syndactyly. If the webbing involves the entire finger, it is called “complete” syndactyly. These are the different types: 1.
Simple syndactyly – skin involvement only 2. Complex syndactyly – bones joined the fingertips with nail involvement 3. Incomplete – part of the finger is webbed 4. Complete – entire finger is webbed How does it happen? During the early weeks of pregnancy, the fingers and toes form in a “mitten” of skin. At the end of the…
