"Ring leg deformity" in Bartsocas-Pappas syndrome.
BACKGROUND
We reported an extremely rare foot deformity in Bartsocas-Pappas syndrome. This patient family is from Van that is a city in the east part of Turkey and the family is Turkish origin. In literature review we find only two cases resembling to this deformity.


METHODS
A 20-day-old infant with an extremely rare type lower extremity anomaly. There was a skin band between the syndactylia 2nd and 3rd toes of the right and left feet.


CONCLUSIONS
This deformity resembles to a ring. We could not find a specific name for this anomaly. Therefore we want to advise a name "ring leg" deformity to describe this deformity.
Kalender
Ali Murat
AM
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey. kalenderalimurat@hotmail.com
Dogan
Ali
A
Sebik
Ahmet
A
Gokalp
M Ata
MA
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D013576:Syndactyly; D013577:Syndrome; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities*