Congenital Foot Deformities (Subscribe)  

Acheiropody is a very rare condition characterized by bilateral congenital amputations of the hands and feet

Mental and growth retardation, polysyndactyly. Nord Database

Podiatry Blog website with discussion of a case by podiatrists and comments by patients. Wide range of results from surgical intervention

Also known as Acrocephalopolysyndactyly Type II. Craniosynostosis and polysyndactyly. NORD Database

SKEWFOOT IN CHILD WITH UNDIAGNOSED SKELETAL DYSPLASIA
This is a 6 year old white male, with an undiagnosed skeletal dysplasia, who has been followed for 5.5 yrs. Previous surgery includes bilateral femoral and tibial osteotomies for bilateral valgus deformities with good results. His foot deformity has never been treated with with...

malformations of the fingers and toes, and/or underdevelopment of portions of the face (midface hypoplasia); ocular hypertelorism

Am J Hum Genet. 1972 November; 24(6 Pt 1): 694–701. Joe C. Christian, Kyu S. Cho, Edmund A. Franken, and Barry H. Thompson

short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. NORD Database

Craniofacial abnormalities. Broad great toes. Jackson-Weiss Syndrome (JWS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive malformations of the head and facial (craniofacial) area and abnormalities of the feet. The range and severity of symptoms and findings may be extremely variable, including among affected members of the same family (kindred)....

Jackson et al. (1976) reported a syndrome of craniosynostosis, midfacial hypoplasia, and foot anomalies in an Amish kindred. Enlarged great toes and craniofacial abnormalities suggested Pfeiffer syndrome (101600); however, thumb abnormalities were not present.

Polydactyly, encephalocoele and polcystic kidneys. NORD database
Meckel syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities affecting several organ systems of the body (multisystem). Three classic symptoms are normally associated with Meckel syndrome: protrusion of a portion of the brain and its surrounding membranes (meninges) through a defect in the...

Rec Rose: Metatarsal Lengthening By Callus Distraction For Brachymetatarsia : Case Report and Review of the Literature. The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine. 2004. Volume 1 Number 2.
Congenital metatarsal shortening (brachymetatarsia) causes minor disability in daily life. However, patients are likely to seek medical care complaining mainly of cosmetic...

Cleft lip and palate, hypoplasia and/or syndactyly. Mental retardation. Orocraniodigital syndrome is an extremely rare inherited disorder characterized by multiple malformations of the head and face (craniofacial area) and the fingers and toes (digits). Major characteristics may include a vertical groove in the upper lip (cleft lip) and/or the inside,...

Polysyndactyly, facial and brain abnormalities and imperforate anus. NORD Database
Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS) is an extremely rare genetic disorder that may be apparent at birth (congenital). The symptoms and findings associated with the disorder may vary greatly in range and severity from case to case. However, in many individuals with Pallister-Hall...

The congenital abnormalities covered in this chapter are: metatarsus adductus, skew foot, congenital clubfoot, calcaneovalgus foot, vertical talus, and tarsal coalition. Author - R. Jay Cummings, M.D. Nemours Children's Clinic Jacksonville, FL 32207