K S K Divya¹,Vivekanand Achanta²

¹Post graduate, ²Professor &HOD,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences,Nagnur,Karimnagar, Telangana,India.

Address for correspondence: Dr K S K Divya, Post graduate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences,Nagnur,Karimnagar, Telangana,India.
Email: koya.divya@yahoo.com

Amniotic band syndrome (ABS) is a well-described clinical entity, which includes several congenital deformities. Misdiagnosis is common for this entity. Incidence being 1 in 12000 births. Hand malformations and limb defects are frequent ,constriction rings, acrosyndactylies and amniotic amputations,anencephaly,encephalocele,clefting, face(asymmetric), body wall and internal organs deformities, are associated with it.



Keywords :Amniotic bands, incidence,hand malformations