07/17/2021
Poland Syndrome is thought to be only a third as common in women as it is in men estimated at 1/30,000 to 1/70,000 births without any racial or ethnic linkage. It is not and not a and is not . It is thought to be a problem (during 5-7th week in development) when blood vessels form to nourish the budding arm and chest muscles, where there is somehow an underdevelopment of these vessels that result in the deficiencies seen here. It is also found more common on the right chest than left and more common in men than women. was named after Sir Alfred Poland (1822-1872), a British who first described these findings in 1841 when he was a surgical apprentice at ’s Hospital in London. **I included his photo in the series here*** It wasn’t until 1962 that the (partial or complete absence of the muscle on one side of the body, more commonly the right) and often associated with same side hand, finger, arm and back muscle underdevelopment or abnormal development; such as ( ), (shortened fingers) among many other deformities.
