Congenital hand anomalies in Upper Egypt

Tarek Abulezz; Mohamed Talaat; Asem Elsani; Karam Allam

doi:10.4103/0970-0358.191303

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2016; 49(02): 206-213
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.191303

Original Article

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Congenital hand anomalies in Upper Egypt

Authors

Tarek Abulezz

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
Mohamed Talaat

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
Asem Elsani

¹Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
Karam Allam

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background: Congenital hand anomalies are numerous and markedly variant. Their significance is attributed to the frequent occurrence and their serious social, psychological and functional impacts on patient’s life. Patients and Methods: This is a follow-up study of 64 patients with hand anomalies of variable severity. All patients were presented to Plastic Surgery Department of Sohag University Hospital in a period of 24 months. Results: This study revealed that failure of differentiation and duplication deformities were the most frequent, with polydactyly was the most common anomaly encountered. The mean age of presentation was 6 years and female to male ratio was 1.46:1. Hand anomalies were either isolated, associated with other anomalies or part of a syndrome. Conclusion: Incidence of congenital hand anomalies in Upper Egypt is difficult to be estimated due to social and cultural concepts, lack of education, poor registration and deficient medical survey. Management of hand anomalies should be individualised, carefully planned and started as early as possible to achieve the best outcome.

KEY WORDS

Congenital - hand anomalies - plastic surgery - Sohag - Upper Egypt

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