Radial longitudinal deficiency (RLD) is commonly associated with thumb hypoplasia. The association between RLD and radial polydactyly (RP) is uncommon, but case reports or case series have been reported. We report our experience of managing patients with this association. A total of 97 patients with RLD were seen in our department, of which six were children with concomitant RLD and RP. Four children had both RLD and RP in the same limb; of them, three also had RLD in the contralateral limb. The mean age at presentation was 11.6 months. Awareness of this association alerts the clinician to look for RLD in the presence of RP and vice versa. This case series supports recent experimental and clinical evidence that RP and RLD may be part of the same developmental spectrum. Further studies may guide its inclusion as a possible new category in the Oberg-Manske-Tonkin (OMT) classification of congenital upper-limb anomalies.
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