An alternative treatment for type B Ulnar Polydactyly

Rudimentary ulnar polydactyly is one of the most common congenital hand anomalies. These are conventionally treated by suture ligation in the neonatal period or by formal excision, when the child is one year of age. For the last three years, the Congenital Hand Unit at Red Cross Children’s Hospital has used vascular clip ligation as an alternative method of treatment for rudimentary ulnar polydactyly, based on the same principle as suture ligation, but with less associated complications. A study was performed at the unit, where two hundred and nineteen supernumerary digits were treated over a two-year period. The digits were ligated using a vascular clip, as an outpatient procedure.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Orthopaedic Surgery

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Maree, Michelle Nerine

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Dix-Peek, Stewart

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2845

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/2845