Two-stage reconstruction of Apert acrosyndactyly

Ann E Van Heest, James H House, W. C. Reckling

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Abstract

This report retrospectively reviews presenting radiographs and surgical treatment of 28 hands in 14 children with Apert acrosyndactyly with the purpose of developing a classification system to describe the decision- making process used to determine the type and staging of hand reconstruction. The average patient age at last follow-up evaluation was 7 years (range, 3- 17 years). Type I deformities (7 hands) had little or no angular deformity at the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint; two-stage reconstruction created a four- fingered hand. Type IIA deformities (11 hands) had mild MP joint angular deformity and a more proximal complex syndactyly of the middle three digits; two-stage reconstruction created a three-fingered hand with ray resection of the third digit. Type IIB deformities (7 hands) had pronation of digit 2 superimposed on the thumb and radial angulation at the MP joint of digit 2; two-stage reconstruction created a three-fingered hand with ray resection of the second digit. Type IIC deformities (3 hands) had supination of digit 4 superimposed on digit 5 with ulnar angulation at the MP joint of digits 4 and 5; two-stage reconstruction created a three-fingered hand with ray resection of the fourth digit. This report presents a classification system and four different treatment strategies based on presenting radiographs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)315-322
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Hand Surgery
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

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