Treatment of Dangling-Type Thumb Polydactyly: Suture Ligation vs. Surgical Excision.

To review the cases of dangling-type thumb polydactyly treated with suture ligation vs surgical excision. Cases of dangling-type thumb polydactyly treated in 2 different hospitals from 1994 to 2014 were recruited. Group 1 includes cases treated with suture ligation in hospital 1; Group 2 includes cases treated with surgical excision in hospital 2.