

During the sixth to eighth week of development, an infant’s fingers and toes separate. Xuan Anh added information about the case: “Syndactyly occurs while a baby is still developing in the womb. Images of Patient T.D left hand before and after surgeryĭr.
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Physical or occupational therapy is highly also recommended to improve chances of full functionality in their fingers or toes." This is especially important as she learns skills such as writing and playing sports. Right now her fingers are small, but throughout early childhood she is developing appropriate hand function, be able to grasp small object. Their hand or foot will also have an improved appearance. Nguyen Xuan Anh surgeon directly in charge of this case shared with the feeling of joy shared: "Being born with hand and foot deformities could become a challenge for the child as she grows, but now I can confidently tell her that she has beautiful hands and feet.After surgical repair of finger or toe syndactyly, your child will most likely experience normal finger or toe function.

the same day, after 2 hours into surgical separation, the patient’s long and ring fingers of the left hand and the second and middle toes of the left foot were completely released.Īfter the surgery, Dr. Images of X-rays of the affected hand and foot showed the underlying structure of the child’s hand and foot where the bones are fused and "webbed" together. Morning Octoat 6:43, 2 year-old girl T.Darika - born in Cambodia got admitted to City International Hospital for a reconstructive surgery to repair webbed fingers or toes, also called syndactyly. A complex syndactyly surgery was successfully performed at City International Hospital to separate the left-hand fingers and left foot toes for a baby girl born with webbed fingers and toes.
