Congenital hand and upper limb differences include a wide spectrum of structural abnormalities that affect functional, appearance, and psychosocial domains of affected children. Ongoing advances in the understanding and treatment of these differences continue to shape management. Over the past 10 years, new developments have been made in areas of molecular genetics, noninvasive treatments, surgical techniques, and outcome measures in several commonly seen congenital hand differences. Applying these advances in knowledge and management of congenital hand differences will enable surgeons to achieve the best outcomes possible for these children.
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Microsurgery
January 2025
Pediatric Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria HM Hospitales, Barcelona, Spain.
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of medicine Universitas Padjadjaran, Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.
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November 2024
Clinical Sciences, California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, CA, USA.
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic Road 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
We previously introduced the modified Wassel-Flatt classification to overcome the limitation of the traditional classification for radial polydactyly. This study aimed to evaluate this modified classification in terms of surgical planning and clinical outcomes using the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand scoring system. A retrospective review of 211 patients with 223 thumbs treated for radial polydactyly between October 2017 and November 2022 was conducted.
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Pediatric Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Barcelona Children's Hospital, HM Nens, HM Hospitales, Barcelona, Spain.
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