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Idiopathic Fenestrated Complex Syndactyly in a Unique Crisscross Fashion
Benjamin R Williams1, Ann E Van Heest1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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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