title: Split hand foot malformation (SHFM).
abstract: The nomenclature describing the phenotype of missing central rays in the hand and/or foot in the genetics and surgical literature is heterogeneous and confusing. Split hand/foot malformation (SHFM) is the most common term for this phenotype in the genetics community; however, other names such as the offensive 'lobster-claw malformation' and the non-specific 'ectrodactyly' are still utilized to describe this malformation. In this article, we briefly review the nomenclature associated with SHFM and its classifications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chudley
mesh_terms: D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic