Laliotis Nickolaos, Konstantinidis Panagiotis, Chrysanthou Chrysanthos
Orthopaedics, Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Cureus. 2022 Dec 26;14(12):e32949. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32949. eCollection 2022 Dec.
A seven toes foot is an extremely rare foot disorder. It may appear as part of a complex limb dysplasia or as an isolated deformity. We present five children with a seven toes foot. Supernumerary bones of the foot were found either as isolated duplicated great and little toe either affecting proximal bones, including the metatarsals or midtarsal bones, characterized as mirror foot. Radiological examination with X-rays was adequate for the evaluation of the affected foot. All patients had dysplasia isolated to the foot. Spine dysplasia was found in one child, and a hypoplastic unilateral little finger in another. The affected foot had a plantigrade shape without leg length discrepancy (LLD). The aesthetic of the enlarged foot with the problems of shoe wear was the main concern of the dysplasia. Surgical treatment was provided after the walking age. Surgery was demanded to provide a cosmetically acceptable foot. Removal of the supernumerary rays, either the medial or the central rays, was performed after the radiological evaluation. Our results were satisfactory, and none of our patients required additional interventions, although a mild varus position of the great toe was still observed in one patient.
七趾足是一种极其罕见的足部疾病。它可能作为复杂肢体发育异常的一部分出现,也可能表现为孤立的畸形。我们报告了五例七趾足患儿。足部多余骨骼表现为孤立的重复的拇趾和小趾,或者影响近端骨骼,包括跖骨或跗中骨,即所谓的镜影足。X线放射学检查足以评估患足情况。所有患者均为足部孤立性发育异常。在一名患儿中发现了脊柱发育异常,另一名患儿有单侧小指发育不全。患足呈跖行状,无腿长差异(LLD)。足部增大以及穿鞋问题所带来的美观问题是发育异常的主要关注点。在患儿开始行走后进行手术治疗。手术旨在使足部在外观上可接受。在放射学评估后,切除多余的趾骨,无论是内侧还是中央趾骨。我们的结果令人满意,尽管有一名患者的拇趾仍存在轻度内翻,但所有患者均无需额外干预。