38 Brachial Plexus Palsies
10.1055/b-0038-162690 38 Brachial Plexus PalsiesRaymond Tse and Angelo B. Lipira Summary Pediatric brachial plexus palsies can present at birth (1 in 1000 newborns) and from blunt trauma in older children….
39 Pediatric Hand Trauma
10.1055/b-0038-162691 39 Pediatric Hand TraumaAmir H. Taghinia Summary Hand trauma in children typically results from sports and play. Compared to adults, children experience less stiffness and better nerve regeneration. Immobilization…
34 Thumb Hypoplasia
10.1055/b-0038-162686 34 Thumb HypoplasiaAmir H. Taghinia and Joseph Upton Summary Thumb hypoplasia can cause significant loss of function because it is the most important digit of the hand. Most patients…
36 Polydactyly
10.1055/b-0038-162688 36 PolydactylyPaige M. Fox, Heather L. Baltzer, and Steven L. Moran Summary Radial, central, and ulnar polydactyly represents the spectrum of digital duplications seen in pediatric patients. From soft-tissue-only…
35 Syndactyly
10.1055/b-0038-162687 35 SyndactylySimon G. Frank and Amir H. Taghinia Summary Syndactyly is webbing of the digits of the hands or toes. The condition can be complete, incomplete, simple, or complex. …
33 Disorders of Failure of Formation in the Upper Limb
10.1055/b-0038-162685 33 Disorders of Failure of Formation in the Upper LimbDariush Nikkhah and Bran Sivakumar Summary Disorders of failure of formation of the upper limb include: transverse arrest, radial and…
37 Macrodactyly
10.1055/b-0038-162689 37 MacrodactylyCarolyn M. Pike and Brian I. Labow Summary Macrodactyly is a rare congenital overgrowth disorder of the upper or lower limb. Although all tissue types are affected variably,…
32 Embryology and Classification of Hand Differences
10.1055/b-0038-162684 32 Embryology and Classification of Hand DifferencesBran Sivakumar and Gill Smith Summary Congenital hand differences arise from genetic or environmental influences on the fetus during development. Embryogenesis of the…
