Reconstruction and pathology in macrodactyly.
We report a case of macrodactyly in which a finger was shortened and the nail bed and root implanted proximally using a vascularized pedicle. Electron microscopic findings showed that there was focal and segmental degeneration of myelin sheath and neurofilaments of axon.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore.
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D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013524:Surgical Flaps