Congenital syndactyly: case by case analysis of 47 patients.
OBJECTIVE
To assess and report clinical data from patients with syndactyly.


METHODS
A retrospective review of 47 patients treated between April 2002 and April 2012.


RESULTS
Among the 47 analyzed patients, 33 (70%) were male and 14 (30%) female. The total number of syndactylies was 116. The right hand was affected in 19 patients (40%), the left hand in 12 (24%) and 31 (36%) were bilaterally compromise. Sixteen patients (34%) also presented genetic syndromes. Among the 31 (66%) patients without syndromes, 12 (39%) had isolated syndactyly and 19 (61%) presented association with other hand anomalies. The third web space was affected 45 (39%) times; the fourth, 35 (30%) times; the second, 22 (19%) times and the first web space 14 (22%) times. Simple syndactyly was found 68 (59%) times, complete syndactyly in 44 (65%) and incomplete in 24 (55%). Complex syndactyly was found 48 (41%) times.


CONCLUSIONS
The results in this study are similar to the literature. Epidemiological Study .
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Luiz Garcia
LG
Mandarano-Filho
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Márcio Takey
MT
Bezuti
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Rubens
R
Akita
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Nilton
N
Mazzer
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Cláudio Henrique
CH
Barbieri
Child; Hand deformities, congenital; Syndactyly