title: The treatment of congenital constricting bands by Ombredanne's two stage operation. Review of 13 cases.
abstract: The authors report their experience in the treatment of congenital constricting bands by Ombrédanne's two stage operation. Fourteen bands completely encircled the limb and 2 were incomplete. The patients were followed up from 6 months to 15 years (average 3 years) and in all cases the results were excellent. The literature on the pathogenesis is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods