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Contraindications

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Contraindications to surgery for congenital syndactyly include:

  • webbing that is very mild - this may be of minor aesthetic importance and usually gives no functional deficit
  • hypoplastic digits; two digits may function less well than one
  • severe complex syndactyly; a relative contraindication as shared structures such as digital nerves and arteries may make separation difficult
  • foot syndactyly; relative contraindication as usually not a functional problem and most patients are not overly concerned with the cosmetic appearance

Reference

  1. Dao KD, Shin AY, Billings A, Oberg KC, Wood VE. Surgical treatment of congenital syndactyly of the hand. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2004 Jan-Feb;12(1):39-48

 

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