Phalangeal osteotomy for the treatment of metacarpal synostosis: a case report.
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.
Yildirim
Serkan
S
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. serk99@hotmail.com
Akan
Mithat
M
Aköz
Tayfun
T
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