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Congenital Hand Differences

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Ganga hospital specializes in reconstructive surgery to enable children with congential hand anomalies to lead a normal life. We are ably supported by a very skilled team specialised in Pediatrics and Pediatric anesthesiology. We have an excellent rehabilitation team consisting of physiotherapists and social workers.

Ganga is a one stop centre to bring out the best in the children.



AREAS OF SPECIAL EXPERTISE


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FUSED FINGERS

Syndactyly or webbed fingers is one of the most common hand anomalies in the world.

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SHORT FINGERS

Symbrachydactyly involves short fingers, webbing of fingers and underdevelopment of the hand or whole limb.

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SKIN RINGS

Constriction ring syndrome is one of the common anomalies encountered in Asian population.

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EXTRA THUMB

Double thumbs can range from varying degrees of longitudinal splitting to triphalangeal thumbs.

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SMALL OR ABSENT THUMB

Hypoplasia of thumb can range from a slightly smaller thumb to absence of thumb.

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EXTRA FINGERS

The extra fingers can be in the centre or on the side of the little finger. The finger can be fully formed or lying hanging loosely.

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RADIAL DEFICIENCY

Radial longitudinal deficiency involves underdevelopment of the radius, one of the forearm bones and the structures along its axis including the thumb.

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LARGE FINGERS

Macrodactyly is an overgrowth anomaly that can affect the fingers or toes. It can affect single or multiple digits or the whole limb (hemihypertrophy). Treatment options include amputation and staged reconstruction.

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TRIGGER THUMB

Pediatric trigger thumb is a relatively common condition. The main decision to be made is whether to operate or not.

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CLEFT HAND

Cleft hand is a congenital anomaly where the central digits are absent by birth with a cleft in the middle. It can affect one or both hands or the feet. Surgery may or may not be needed.

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TEAM


Dr. (Prof) S Raja Sabapathy

Chairman

Chairman, Division of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns

Dr. Hari Venkatramani

Senior Consultant

Trauma & Plastic Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Praveen Bhardwaj

Consultant

Hand, Brachial Plexus & Plastic Surgery

Dr. Monusha Mohan

Junior Consultant

Hand and microsurgery
Congenital hand surgery

NEWS & EVENTS


The 11th Annual Dr Rex & Lillian Diveley Paediatric Orthopaedic Visiting Lectureship

Dr S Raja Sabapathy was recently awarded the 2022 Pediatric Visiting Professorship at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, USA. He delivered the Diveley Paediatric Orthopaedic Visiting Lecture on 26.09.2022.

Dr Monusha Mohan and Dr Vigneshwaran from Ganga Hospital / India were selected for the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) UK Traveling Fellowship programme 2022.

Dr Monusha Mohan visited the medical centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow under the guidance of Dr Wee Lam, Dr Adrian Murphy and Dr Iain McGraw. She was trained in the management of children with congenital hand anomalies during her visit to the Royal hospital for children at Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Team Australasia won the World Cup of Congenital Hands 2022, held at the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) London 2022

The congenital quiz event was conducted between the continents: The Americas vs Asia vs Europe. Dr Monusha Mohan represented India/Asia at the quiz event.

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RESEARCH


Pedal macrodactyly

This article was published in the British Journal of Plastic Surgery 1990.

MACROSYNDACTYLY

This article on macrosyndactyly was published in the renowned journal, Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume).

NON-VASCULARISED TOE PHALANGEAL TRANSFER/ SYMBRACHYDACTYLY

This article was published in the official journal of the American Society for the Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), Journal of Hand Surgery.

SPLIT HAND/SPLIT FOOT MALFORMATION

This is an open access article published in the renowned Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Open (PRS Open). It elaborates the procedure we did to reconstruct a single fingered hand using foot transfer.

Bleeding Post Constriction Ring Release Surgery Causing Lower Limb Ischemia in an Infant with Undetected Hemophilia B

This article was published in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 2021.

Clinical evidence of the association between radial longitudinal deficiency and radial polydactyly: a case series

This article was published in Journal of Hand Surgery (European vol.) in June 2023.

Contact us



Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd
313, Mettupalayam Road, Saibaba Kovil,
Coimbatore - 641 043.
Tamil Nadu, India.

Phone : +91- 0422 2485000
Email : rajahand@gmail.com