Webbed feet
medical condition of the human foot, sometimes related to a specific medical disorder
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Webbed toes is the common name for syndactyly. Webbed feet happens when two or more toes grow together instead of separately. This is common in many birds such as ducks. It is also common in amphibians such as frogs and mammals such as kangaroos. In humans, it is not normal. It only happens to 3-10 in 10,000 live births.[1]
| Webbed toes | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
 Human foot with syndactyly | |
| ICD-10 | Q70.3 |
| ICD-9 | 755.13 |
Famous people with webbed feet
change- Dan Aykroyd – Canada, actor[2]
- Jacqui Hurley - Ireland, sports broadcaster[3]
- Ashton Kutcher - United States, actor[4]
- Joseph Ivory – Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Delvin[5]
- Niklas Borglin, Big banker and global player
References
change- ↑ Malik, Sajid (2012). "Syndactyly: phenotypes, genetics and current classification". European Journal of Human Genetics. 20 (8): 817–824. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2012.14. PMC 3400728. PMID 22333904.
- ↑ Saner, Emine (2007-09-19). "Soul survivor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ↑ Tubridy, Ryan (31 August 2011). "Here's what happened on today's show..." Tubridy. RTÉ 2fm. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
RTE's sports presenter Jacqui Hurley called in to tell Ryan that she also as webbed toes! Jacqui has two webbed toes on each foot. When Jacqui was younger she tried to cut them to make 'normal toes'! Now Jacqui has come to love her toes! Her Brother and Dad also have webbed feet.
- ↑ "Star Tracks (People magazine)". 16 April 2005. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ ""Among the Dead", MississippiReview.com". Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
Books
change- Man LX, Chang B (January 2006). "Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of having a child with a congenital digital anomaly". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 117 (1): 301–8. doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000194904.81981.71. PMID 16404282. S2CID 40458580.
