منابع مشابه
Macrodactyly.
We report the results of the treatment of 23 patients with macrodactyly. Eighteen had a two-stage bulk-reducing (defatting) procedure; phalangectomy was used to shorten the digits. At a mean follow-up of nine years (2 to 12), two patients had been lost to follow-up, and three await a second-stage procedure. Good cosmetic correction was achieved in 12 patients, with satisfactory results in seven...
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Congenital overgrowth disorders of the lower extremity have been rarely reported in podiatric literature. Since the 1980s, however, advancements in genetics and diagnostic imaging have allowed for a better understanding of these conditions. The etiologies of overgrowth conditions are largely unknown. Although overgrowth conditions are highly variable, clinically, these patients present similarl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1990-7982,1990-7974
DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v34i3.11686