Abstract
Syndactyly is a common hand anomaly that affects 1 in 2000–3000 live births. It has a spectrum from simple syndactylies with fusion of the skin and soft tissues only, complex syndactylies with fusion of bones and nails to complicated syndactylies which are often associated with syndromes.
This chapter covers the epidemiology, classification, and diagnostic workup of syndactylies. It presents treatment strategies for surgical corrections of syndactylies, including techniques with skin grafts, without skin grafts, and with skin substitutes.
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Weber, D.M. (2023). Syndactyly. In: Pajardi, G. (eds) Pediatric Hand Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30984-7_6
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