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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 26;2020(12):rjaa517.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa517. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Syndactyly

Luke Geoghegan  1 , Billie Georgina Knowles  2 , Dariush Nikkhah  3
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Case Reports

Syndactyly

Luke Geoghegan et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Here we present an interesting case of simple syndactyly and provide a narrative review of its incidence, associations and management.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Simple incomplete syndactyly demonstrating fusion of the middle and ring finger (B) Outcome following syndactyly release at 6 months post-operatively.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Diagrammatic representation of syndactyly subtypes (A) simple, incomplete (B) simple, complete (D) complex (D) complicated.
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