Cleft Foot and Hand (Lobster Foot or Hand)

Fetal Malformations

Obie Editorial Team

Cleft foot and hand is also known as a lobster foot and hand.  Cleft foot and hand is also known as partial adactyly and is a rare inherited or congenital anomaly. In a cleft foot or hand a single cleft extends promixally into the foot/hand. It usually occurs in conjunction with clawing of the hand. Clefts are usually V-shaped.