Management of radial dysplasia.
An appreciation of the clinicopathologic presentation of children with radial dysplasia (radial club hand) is important. Management decisions depend upon the degree of radial ray defect present; in most cases these are surgical. Current surgical options favor centralization without resection of carpal bones, stabilized by tendon transfers. When the thumb ray is deficient, pollicization is a rewarding procedure.
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Osterman
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013577:Syndrome