Published cases of familial unilateral terminal transverse defects are scarce. We report on a morphologically similar defect of the hand in a father and his daughter. The hand anomaly is similar in bo...
Toe phalanges with attached periosteum can be transferred to hands with congenital aphalangia, constructing rudimentary digits with growth potential. Using a volar technique, rather than the tradition...
OBJECTIVES: Free transfer of the toe phalanges to the hand without vascular anastomosis is a proposed option for reconstruction of congenital aphalangia. We evaluated the growth behavior of the phalan...
A 17-year-old male with distal aphalangia, an extra metatarsal, short stature and microcephaly is described. This is the second case with these features to be reported. In addition this case has scoli...