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clinodactyly /cli·no·dac·ty·ly/ (-dak´til-e) permanent deviation or deflection of one or more fingers.
clinodactyly [klī′nōdak′təlē] Etymology: Gk, klinein + daktylos, finger a congenital anomaly characterized by abnormal lateral or medial bending of one or more fingers or toes. Also called clinodactylism. clinodactylic, clinodactylous, adj. Underlapping Toe A congenitally deformed toe—usually the fourth or fifth—which lies under the plane formed by the other toes and, by pushing on the other toes, causes irritation Management Simple corrective positional taping of underlapping (or overlapping) toes during the neonatal period corrects 94% of cases; after infancy, corrective shoes; if symptomatic, de-rotation arthroplasty clinodactyly [kli″no-dak´til-e] permanent deviation or deflection of one or more fingers, as seen in trisomy 18 syndrome.
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