Epiphyseal bar resection and fat interposition for clinodactyly.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.02.024.
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Abstract
Clinodactyly, the angulation of a digit in the anteroposterior plane, is often due to a longitudinal epiphyseal bracket on the radial side of the middle phalanx of the little finger. Treatment options include observation, osteotomy, and epiphyseal bar resection. Epiphyseal bar resection is a simple surgery that requires neither postoperative pin fixation nor immobilization. The most appropriate indications are in children 3 to 6 years old with radial deviation of at least 25 degrees. The procedure reliably diminishes the extent of deformity.
Medical subject headings
- Epiphyses
- Fingers