Abstract

ALVAREZ CAMBRAS, Rodrigo et al. Surgical technique for the correction of congenital club-hand. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2000, vol.14, n.1-2, pp. 92-98. ISSN 1561-3100.

A longitudinal retrospective study of 20 patients (27 hands) carriers of congenital club-hand that receieved attention at “Frank País” International Scientific Orthopedic Complex (ICOC) from January, 1980, to December, 1995, was conducted. They were treated by means of the author’s technique. The right limb was the most affected. It was observed a predominance of males. The type IV (65 %) modified Heikel’s classification was the most frequent. The results were good in 92.6 % of the cases and fair in 7.4 %.

Keywords : HAND [abnorrnalities]; HAND [surgery]; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL [surgery].

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