What causes Megan Fox thumbs?
What causes Megan Fox thumbs? The advertisers chose to use a thumb-double because Megan has brachydactyly, a genetic condition that causes her thumbs to be shortened, also known as “toe thumb” or “clubbed thumb” because of the stubby appearance.
What causes clubbed thumb? Clubbed fingers is a symptom of disease, often of the heart or lungs which cause chronically low blood levels of oxygen. Diseases which cause malabsorption, such as cystic fibrosis or celiac disease can also cause clubbing. Clubbing may result from chronic low blood-oxygen levels.
What do you call Megan Fox thumbs? thumbs! NBC News’ body/health blog The Body Odd featured a post on Megan’s unusual thumbs. “Her thumbs look like two big toes,” NBC’s Melissa Dahl writes. “The scientific name for stump thumb is Brachydactyly type D, but the condition is also called club thumb, stub thumb, fat thumb, potter’s thumb and toe thumb.
Can you fix clubbed thumb? The primary type of surgery for clubbed thumbs is an osteotomy. During an osteotomy, the bone is cut, and a bone grafting material is used to reshape the thumb, making it longer and narrower as needed.