Abstract: Development and Field-Testing of an Alternative Low-Cost Hand Splint for Burn Contracture
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INtROdUCtION: Congenital syndactyly occurs in isolated and syndromic forms; method of reconstruction must be tailored to the type of syndactyly and postoperative function will depend on the preoperative state of the hand in addition to the method of reconstruction selected. We present the 18 year experience of surgical reconstruction of congenital syndactyly in all of its forms at a high throughput children’s hospital.
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