Macrodactyly. Epiphysiodesis with miniclips. Presentation of a case

Authors

  • Rudbeckia Álvarez Núñez HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAAMAÑO”, MATANZAS
  • Marta López Socas HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAAMAÑO”, MATANZAS
  • Roberto Fidel Porto Álvarez HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAAMAÑO”, MATANZAS
  • Godetia M Porto Álvarez HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO UNIVERSITARIO “ELISEO NOEL CAAMAÑO”, MATANZAS

Keywords:

HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL, FINGERS, ORTOPHEDICS PROCEDURES, KLIPPEL-TRENAUNAY-WEBER SYNDROME HUMAN, FEMALE, INFANT

Abstract

We present a female patient with macrodactyly of the right hand thumb and point finger. She received surgical treatment: temporal epiphyseal arrest with miniclips, with the objective of showing the application of the instruments created by the professionals of our service, offering a higher therapeutic availability. We obtained satisfactory results, concluding that this technical application is very useful and is available for everybody.

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Álvarez Núñez R, López Socas M, Porto Álvarez RF, Porto Álvarez GM. Macrodactyly. Epiphysiodesis with miniclips. Presentation of a case. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 27 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];29(3):311-5. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/405

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2007)

Section

Presentation of cases

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