title: Digital syndactyly release.
abstract: Syndactyly reconstruction is one of the more common congenital malformations treated by hand surgeons. Most techniques require full thickness skin grafts for coverage. Methods of reconstruction without skin grafts have recently been described and outcomes are generally good. Both techniques are detailed here.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. douglas.hutchinson@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Douglas T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.forename: Seth W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Frenzen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*