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The surgical treatment of pseudo-syndactyly in a case of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica

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On the basis of one observation (5 year old boy) and of the accounts available in literature, the operative possibilities (mainly transplantation) and problems in the treatment of pseudosyndactyly—as it occurs in Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica—are presented, along with the clinical, histo-pathological, and ultramicroscopical features.

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  1. Lehrkanzel für Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie an der Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Innsbruck, Austria

    H. Anderl

  2. Pathologisch-anatomisches Institut der Universitätsklinik, Innsbruck

    G. Weiser

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We are grateful to Prof. Dr. G. Niebauer, Head of the Department of Dermatology, University Clinic, Innsbruck, for his advice.

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Anderl, H., Weiser, G. The surgical treatment of pseudo-syndactyly in a case of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica. Chir Plastica 1, 145–156 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01799095

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