Cleft foot: A case report and review of literature

Cleft foot is a very rare congenital anomaly, which is characterized by central rays deficiency of the foot. It is also known as split foot or ectrodactyly of the foot, and it is very often combined with splitting of the hands. The defect develops due to insufficient activity of the median apical ectodermal ridge, which leads to an increase in cell death or a decrease in cell proliferation. Due to the rarity of the pathology, there are few papers on the surgical treatment of this congenital foot disease, and publications to date concern the treatment of children.