Cleft Hand/Foot
Hand Foot
Surgery
Cleft hand/foot is a rare condition in which the center fingeror toeof a child's hand/foot is missing since birth.
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Cleft hand/foot is a rare abnormality seen in children in which the center part (fingersor toes)of a child's hand/foot is missing since birth
How common is cleft hand/foot?
Cleft hand is seen in less than 5 percent of all congenital hand abnormalities. The incidence is roughly 1 in 1,00,000 live births.
The condition can be seen in one hand or both the hands. The child born with cleft hand may also have cleft foot.
What causes Cleft hand/foot?
Cleft hand/foot is seen in babies after birth. The exact cause is not known butis due to the abnormal development of hand or foot during pregnancy.It can be genetic also.
How is cleft hand/foot diagnosed?
The condition is sometimes not detected on a routine prenatal ultrasound. Therefore,deformity of the hand or foot is seenafter the baby is born.
- Physical examination- center portion of the hand is missing a finger or fingers and there's a V shaped cleft in that area
- Xray of hand/ foot
- Other congenital anomalies can be associated with it like cleft lip and palate, deformity in heart or brain.
What are problems children face with cleft hand/foot?
Usually, children with cleft hand are very well adjusted and do not have any functional deformity even when a part of their hand or foot is missing. If the deformity is severe, it will lead to functional limitation forcing the baby to not use the hand or foot well.
How is cleft hand/foot treated?
Parents of children with no functional deformity only want cosmetic correction which is best possible with operative management. Remember occupational therapy is still very important after the surgery. Children with functional deformity will also require surgery.
How is surgery done for club hand/foot at Kayakriti?
Cosmetic surgical correction is usually performed after the age of 1 year.
- The cleft is closed and functional status of hand is ensured
- 1st web space (space between thumb and index finger) is adequately created
- Local flaps are utilized to close the cleft. If required use of regional and distant flaps can be done
- Stabilization of hand/ foot bones is done using k-wire fixation.
Recovery after surgery for Cleft hand/foot
- Immobilization with splint for 6 weeks
- K- wire is removed after 6 weeks
- Physiotherapy is started with range of motion exercises with night-time splintage for next 3 months.
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If you have flat or small breast and you want to improve your breast and hip contour ratio then you are a good candidate for it. The answer will be best provided after the first consultation with Dr Amit Agarwal.
Acute pain will be there for almost a week which gradually reduces and there will be soreness and swelling which may take up to 3 weeks to subside.
You can join your work and daily routines after a week of the procedure and can start exercising after 3 weeks of it.
Yes, you have to wear it round the clock unless we suggest you to remove it.
This surgery does not affect the ducts or the areas of the breast involved in milk production. Thus, it does not affect the breast feeding.
This surgery does not affect the ducts or the areas of the breast involved in milk production. Thus, it does not affect the breast feeding.
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