Congenital Hand Surgery
Congenital hand surgery -- Congenital deformities of the hand -- deformities that come with birth -- can interfere with proper hand growth and cause significant problems in the use of the hand. A common congenital defect is syndactyly, in which two or more fingers are fused together. Surgical correction involves cutting the tissue that connects the fingers, then grafting skin from another part of the body. Other common congenital defects include short, missing, or deformed fingers, immobile tendons, and abnormal nerves or blood vessels.
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