Presentation
They are characteristic in presenting coronal craniosynostosis and syndactyly. [revecuatneurol.com]
Clinical features include cutaneous and osseous symmetric syndactily in hands and feet, with variable presentations in bones, brain, skin and other internal organs. [repositorio.fucsalud.edu.co]
All complex forms presented long-term complications (100%). Six simple forms out of 14 presented complications (42.85%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
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Prognosis
[…] a better prognosis. [revecuatneurol.com]
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Epidemiology
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Pathophysiology
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Prevention
Syndactylism: results of zig-zag incision to prevent postoperative contracture. PlastReconstr Surg. 1946;18:460–468. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 3. D´arcangelo M, Gilbert A, Pirrello R. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]