Morphological Variations of an Atypical Cleft Hand: A Cadaveric Case Report

Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Mohamed Al Mushaiqri*, Hussein Saleem Jawad Al Khabori, Roaa Abdullah Mohsin Al Rashdi

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Abstract

Cleft hand is a group of hand deformities in which the central digits of the hand are congenitally absent. The soft tissue variations of cleft hand are rarely described. Hence, we report the anatomic variants of a unilateral atypical cleft hand with the absence of all of the phalanges of the middle finger. The 2 nd and 3 rd lumbricals showed a variation in their distal attachment. Both the superficial and deep flexor digital tendons of the missing middle finger were fused and inserted into the palmar surface of the head of the 3 rd metacarpal bone. The extensor digitorum tendon of the missing finger was inserted on the dorsal surface of the head of the 3 rd metacarpal bone. The palmar digital nerves of the median nerve of the middle finger formed 2 visible fibrotic masses; radial and ulnar, over the base of the 2 nd web space. Of these, the radial mass was formed by the fusion of both palmar digital nerves and the common palmar digital artery. The knowledge of soft tissue abnormalities reported here is clinically important to plastic surgeons while restoring the good grasp and pinch of the cleft hand. The occurrence of fibrotic masses reported in the present case is unique, and these masses may cause diagnostic errors during an angiographic procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-298
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Morphological Sciences
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2019

Keywords

  • cleft hand
  • deformity
  • lumbrical
  • plastic surgeon
  • variation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anatomy
  • Histology
  • Cell Biology

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