Oligodactyly

What is oligodactyly?

Oligodactryly is a hereditary disease that manifests itself in the lack of development or absence of certain fingers or toes (usually the ring and little fingers). This anomaly is common, but it cannot be classified as a genetically inherited disease. In addition to Oligodactria disease, there are a number of other different types of hand malformations, for example, ectrodactria - complete absence of a finger, abnormal development of the phalanges of the fingers, reduced (curved) phalanges.

The cause of the disease is a violation of the process of birth of the phalanges. Most often, the disease does not cause disability, children can develop normally, play,