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Reparación de la fusión de los dedos de las manos o de los pies - Recovery

Nombres alternativos

Reparación de la sindactilia; Reparación de la fusión de los dedos de la mano; Reparación de la fusión de los dedos del pie

Pronóstico:

La mayoría de las personas permanecen en el hospital de 1 a 2 días.

Algunas veces, el yeso se extiende más allá de los dedos de los pies o de las manos con el fin de proteger el área reparada de una lesión. Los niños pequeños que se han sometido a la reparación de los dedos de la mano fusionados pueden necesitar un yeso que se extienda por encima del codo.

Después del procedimiento:

Generalmente la reparación es exitosa. Pero cuando los dedos unidos comparten una sola uña, casi nunca es posible crear dos uñas de apariencia normal. Una uña tendrá un aspecto más normal que la otra. Algunos niños requieren una segunda cirugía si la fusión es complicada.

  • Reviewed last on: 7/28/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Jobe MT. Congenital anomalies of the hand. In: Canale ST, Beaty JH, eds. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 76.

Vidyadharan R, Lester R. Syndactyly correction: an aesthetic reconstruction. "The Journal of hand surgery, European volume." J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2010 Jul;35(6):446-50.

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