TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical correction of clinodactyly
T2 - Two straightforward techniques
AU - Strauss, Nicole L.
AU - Goldfarb, Charles A.
PY - 2010/3/1
Y1 - 2010/3/1
N2 - Clinodactyly, a deviation of the thumb or finger in the coronal plane, is rarely functionally limiting and in most cases is treated nonoperatively. Those with functional limitations, typically associated with angulation greater than 25 degrees, may benefit from surgical correction. We have used 2 different surgical procedures, a physiolysis in younger children and an opening-wedge osteotomy in older children, to manage this deformity in selected children with a functional limitation.
AB - Clinodactyly, a deviation of the thumb or finger in the coronal plane, is rarely functionally limiting and in most cases is treated nonoperatively. Those with functional limitations, typically associated with angulation greater than 25 degrees, may benefit from surgical correction. We have used 2 different surgical procedures, a physiolysis in younger children and an opening-wedge osteotomy in older children, to manage this deformity in selected children with a functional limitation.
KW - Clinodactyly
KW - Finger deformity
KW - Osteotomy
KW - Physiolysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949412637&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/BTH.0b013e3181d44078
DO - 10.1097/BTH.0b013e3181d44078
M3 - Article
C2 - 20216055
AN - SCOPUS:77949412637
SN - 1089-3393
VL - 14
SP - 54
EP - 57
JO - Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
JF - Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
IS - 1
ER -