Treatment of syndactylia of the hand
- Authors: Mikusev I.E.1,2, Latypova N.A.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Kazan State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
- Research Center of Tatarstan "Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics"
- Issue: Vol 79, No 1 (1998)
- Pages: 41-43
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/kazanmedj/article/view/63482
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/kazmj63482
- ID: 63482
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Abstract
The comparative analysis of the treatment results of congenital syndactylia of the hand in children by traditional method (33) and using preliminary distraction (32) is performed. The significan difference in results of these two methods is not revealed: good and satisfactory results in distraction are obtained in 48% of patients, in traditional method — in 41% of the patients. However the distractional method provides skin reserves decreasing the volume of free epidermatoplasty. The causes of syndactylia relapse in remote terms are revealed.
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I. E. Mikusev
Kazan State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education; Research Center of Tatarstan "Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics"
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Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Department of Hand Surgery
Russian Federation, KazanN. A. Latypova
Kazan State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education; Research Center of Tatarstan "Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics"
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Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Department of Hand Surgery
Russian Federation, KazanReferences
