Hand Congenital and Its Differences
Congenital hand differences come in many different forms (preferred term for birth anomalies or defects). Most deviations fall into one of the following basic categories: widespread malformations and syndromes, failure of formation or differentiation, duplication overgrowth undergrowth, constriction band syndrome, or failure of overgrowth undergrowth. I'll talk about typical congenital hand variations that most hand and plastic surgeons have encountered. Finger webbing is a sign of insufficient distinction. It can affect any web region, including the space between the toes, but most frequently affects the web between the long (middle) finger and ring finger. About a third of cases include a familial history. The operation typically entails opening up the skin/soft tissue connections between the fingers, resurfacing any rough areas, and maintaining the depth of the space between the fingers using a combination of skin flaps and skin grafts. In more complicated situations, the nail...