Syndactyly a congenital anomaly and its corrections

Syndactyly a congenital anomaly and its corrections

1. SYNDACTYLY Dr. D. Rajkumar MS.,MCH (Plastic Surgery)

2. SYNDACTYLY Joining of fingers since birth Difficult to diagnose by prenatal ultrasound Common type-fusion of ring and mid finger Failure os seperation of fingers – difficulty in fingers movement in hand grasping and fine movement s of fingers Plastic surgery - aims in restoring form and function of fingers

3. Surgery by 1 ½ to 2 yrs Interdigitating skin flaps by isolating blood vessels Surgery improves confidence level of kids and avoid stress of peer comparison

4. Department of Plastic Surgery Dr. D.Rajkumar MS.,MCH Dr.B.Arunadevi MS.,MCH Dr.Raja MS.,MCH Dr.Prabhakar MS.,MCH Thank you..!