Macrodactyly and hemihypertrophy: a new surgical procedure

Macrodactyly or megalodactyly is a rare congenital malformation of essentially unknown etiology. Treatment of this affliction is generally surgical and is dependent on the type of growth rate of the enlarged digit. Hemihypertrophy, another rare anomaly of development, describes an overgrowth of one half of the body. Hemihypertrophy, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the podiatric literature. A new surgical approach is discussed and presented in a patient with local digital gigantism and hemihypertrophy.