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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: Birth Defects Res. 2021 Mar 28;113(9):702–707. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1887

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Postaxial polydactyly, type B: a digit-like structure that dangles usually from the level of the proximal or middle phalanges of the fifth finger or toe; the pedicle contains blood vessels and nerves and is typically ligated or removed surgically soon after the infant’s birth (19).