Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case report
Hexadactyly of the foot, an abnormal congenital condition presenting as eight toes, is a rare malformation. We report the case of a ten-year-old girl, admitted to our orthopedic and reconstructive surgery department for a preaxial hexadactyly. The girl was abandoned by her parents at birth and stop...
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Hexadactyly of the foot, an abnormal congenital condition presenting as eight toes, is a rare malformation. We report the case of a ten-year-old girl, admitted to our orthopedic and reconstructive surgery department for a preaxial hexadactyly. The girl was abandoned by her parents at birth and stopped school early due to stigmatization. The goals of the surgical procedure were: social reintegration, gait improvement, ability to wear shoes comfortably, and improved appearance of the foot. The surgery was a medial resection of the supernumerary toes.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f02ea7c35c442c2a4ceba606ff596062025-08-20T02:01:51ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212018-08-0160410.24953/turkjped.2018.04.018Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case reportKomla Sena Amouzou0Elodie Lucrece Joyce-Malonga-Loukoula1Tete Edem Kouevi-Koko2Batarabadja Bakriga3Anani Abalo4Department of Traumatology, Orthopedic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Lome, Teaching Hospital Sylvanus Olympio, Lomé Togo.Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.Department of Traumatology, Orthopedic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Lome, Teaching Hospital Sylvanus Olympio, Lomé Togo.Department of Traumatology, Orthopedic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Lome, Teaching Hospital Sylvanus Olympio, Lomé Togo.Department of Traumatology, Orthopedic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Lome, Teaching Hospital Sylvanus Olympio, Lomé Togo. Hexadactyly of the foot, an abnormal congenital condition presenting as eight toes, is a rare malformation. We report the case of a ten-year-old girl, admitted to our orthopedic and reconstructive surgery department for a preaxial hexadactyly. The girl was abandoned by her parents at birth and stopped school early due to stigmatization. The goals of the surgical procedure were: social reintegration, gait improvement, ability to wear shoes comfortably, and improved appearance of the foot. The surgery was a medial resection of the supernumerary toes. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/885Africacongenital malformationfoot malformationpolydactyly |
| spellingShingle | Komla Sena Amouzou Elodie Lucrece Joyce-Malonga-Loukoula Tete Edem Kouevi-Koko Batarabadja Bakriga Anani Abalo Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case report The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics Africa congenital malformation foot malformation polydactyly |
| title | Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case report |
| title_full | Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case report |
| title_fullStr | Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case report |
| title_short | Foot hexadactyly, social implications and management in the African setting: Case report |
| title_sort | foot hexadactyly social implications and management in the african setting case report |
| topic | Africa congenital malformation foot malformation polydactyly |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/885 |
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