Does Megan Fox have clubbed fingers?

Does Megan Fox have clubbed fingers?

The medical term for Megan Fox’s ever so slightly misshapen thumb is brachydactyly, which is basically a fancy word for a clubbed thumb, according to local hand surgeons. “Literally, what it means is short finger,” says Dr. Steven Bendner, a hand surgeon at Beth Israel Medical Center.

What causes a clubbed thumb?

It is a congenital condition, meaning that you are born with it. When you have clubbed fingers and thumbs, the tissue under your nailbeds swell and soften. Your fingertips bulge and the nails curve down and may get shiny. Experts don’t know the exact cause of clubbed fingers and thumbs.

Is a clubbed thumb a birth defect?

More commonly referred to as “clubbed thumbs” and often comically called “toe thumbs” (delightful!), brachydactyly type D is an inherited condition in which “the end bones of the thumbs are shortened but all the fingers are normal,” according to HealthLine.

What celebrity has a clubbed thumb?

Megan Fox. The Jennifer’s Body actress has a club thumb! In December 2012, she even joked about her deformity with Jay Leno.