Amniotic Band Syndrome
Amniotic Band Syndrome Joshua M. Abzug Scott H. Kozin DEFINITION Amniotic band syndrome is a nonhereditary congenital difference. The entire fetal limb or a portion of it becomes entangled in…
Clinodactyly
Clinodactyly Robert Carrigan DEFINITION Clinodactyly refers to an abnormal about of radioulnar angulation of a digit (>15 degrees). The small finger is most commonly observed. This condition is often bilateral….
Release of Simple Syndactyly
Release of Simple Syndactyly Donald S. Bae DEFINITION Syndactyly refers to the failure of separation between adjacent digits, resulting in “webbed” fingers. Congenital syndactyly is classified according to the extent…
Correction of Thumb-in-Palm Deformity in Cerebral Palsy
Correction of Thumb-in-Palm Deformity in Cerebral Palsy Thanapong Waitayawinyu Carley Vuillermin Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION The thumb-in-palm deformity is a fixed adduction-flexion posture in the affected hand of the patient…
Radial Dysplasia Reconstruction
Radial Dysplasia Reconstruction Carley Vuillermin Marybeth Ezaki Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION Radial dysplasia represents a spectrum of longitudinal deficiency in radial growth. This deficiency can be mild or severe based…
Preaxial and Postaxial Polydactyly
Preaxial and Postaxial Polydactyly Robert Carrigan DEFINITION Polydactyly refers to having greater than the normal number of digits. Preaxial polydactyly is duplication or splitting of the thumb. Central polydactyly is…
Above-Elbow and Below-Elbow Amputations
Above-Elbow and Below-Elbow Amputations Jacob Bickels Yair Gortzak Yehuda Kollender Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND Tumors of the upper extremity may cause extensive soft tissue and bone destruction and extend into…
Forearm Osteotomy for Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
Forearm Osteotomy for Multiple Hereditary Exostoses Carley Vuillermin Carla Baldrighi Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION Multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE), first described by Boyer3 in 1814, is a familial disorder with an…
Open and Arthroscopic Excision of Ganglion Cysts and Related Tumors
Open and Arthroscopic Excision of Ganglion Cysts and Related Tumors Mitchell E. Nahra John S. Bucchieri DEFINITION Ganglion Cysts Ganglion cysts, although not true cysts, are the most common tumors…
Treatment of Enchondroma, Bone Cyst, and Giant Cell Tumor of the Distal Upper Extremity
Treatment of Enchondroma, Bone Cyst, and Giant Cell Tumor of the Distal Upper Extremity Edward A. Athanasian DEFINITION Enchondromas are benign cartilaginous neoplasms that are commonly seen in the medullary…
