Congenital syndactyly: case by case analysis of 47 patients

OBJECTIVE: To assess and report clinical data from patients with syndactyly. METHODS: A retrospective review of 47 patients treated between April 2002 and April 2012. RESULTS: Among the 47 analyzed patients, 33 (70%) were male and 14 (30%) female. The total number of syndactylies was 116. The right...

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Autores principales: Mandarano-Filho, Luiz Garcia, Bezuti, Márcio Takey, Akita, Rubens, Mazzer, Nilton, Barbieri, Cláudio Henrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Regional de São Paulo 2013
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24453692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-78522013000600007
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To assess and report clinical data from patients with syndactyly. METHODS: A retrospective review of 47 patients treated between April 2002 and April 2012. RESULTS: Among the 47 analyzed patients, 33 (70%) were male and 14 (30%) female. The total number of syndactylies was 116. The right hand was affected in 19 patients (40%), the left hand in 12 (24%) and 31 (36%) were bilaterally compromise. Sixteen patients (34%) also presented genetic syndromes. Among the 31 (66%) patients without syndromes, 12 (39%) had isolated syndactyly and 19 (61%) presented association with other hand anomalies. The third web space was affected 45 (39%) times; the fourth, 35 (30%) times; the second, 22 (19%) times and the first web space 14 (22%) times. Simple syndactyly was found 68 (59%) times, complete syndactyly in 44 (65%) and incomplete in 24 (55%). Complex syndactyly was found 48 (41%) times. CONCLUSION: The results in this study are similar to the literature. Epidemiological Study.

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