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Treatment for Congenital Hand Deformities
Treatment for Congenital Hand Deformities
Specific treatment for congenital hand deformities will be determined by your child's physician based on:
- Your child's age, overall health, and medical history
- Extent of the condition
- Cause of the condition
- Your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- Expectations for the course of the condition
- Your opinion or preference
Treatment may include:
- Limb manipulation and stretching
- Splinting of the affected limbs
- Tendon transfers
- External appliances (to help realign misshapen digits or hands)
- Physical therapy (to help increase the strength and function of the hand)
- Correction of contractures
- Skin grafts - Involves replacing or attaching skin to a part of the hand that is missing skin or has been removed during a procedure.
- Prosthetics - May be used when surgery is not an option, or in addition to surgical correction.