title: Phalangeal osteotomy for the treatment of metacarpal synostosis: a case report.
abstract: Congenital synostosis between the fourth and fifth metacarpals is a rare congenital anomaly. We present a case of type IIIB metacarpal synostosis according to the Buck Gramcko's classification with the camptodactyly of the little finger. It was treated successfully with the phalangeal angulation osteotomy and soft tissue release procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. serk99@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Mithat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akan
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aköz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013580:Synostosis / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome