title: Modified technique for the surgical treatment of congenital constriction bands of the arms and legs of infants and children.
abstract: The combination of circumferential subcutaneous fat advancement flaps and Z-plasties allows for single-stage treatment of congenital constriction bands of the arms and legs of infants and children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA.
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Gabos
mesh_terms: D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D001132:Arm / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome