Idiopathic fenestrated complex syndactyly in a unique crisscross fashion
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abstract

  • This case presents surgical treatment of a unique form of syndactyly: an isolated fenestrated, complex, crisscross syndactyly of the right middle and ring fingers. A 2-year-old boy presented with the ring finger lying dorsal and the middle finger lying volar, with the middle phalanges syndactylized. A surgical release was performed with a subsequent z-plasty, 2 years later, for scar elongation. At the age of 4, he has essentially full function of his hand with minimal limitations. This case demonstrates that 2 digits that were syndactylized in a coronal plane (ring finger dorsal and middle finger volar) can be successfully surgically separated.

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    publication date

  • 2016
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    Research

    keywords

  • Child, Preschool
  • Fingers/*abnormalities/diagnostic imaging/surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orthopedic Procedures/methods
  • Radiography
  • Syndactyly
  • Syndactyly/diagnostic imaging/*surgery
  • hand function
  • surgical release
  • Additional Document Info

    volume

  • 41
  • issue

  • 12