Family, Personal Journey Series, Success
Crystal’s Story (Complex Bilateral Syndactyly)
Because my husband, his dad, his uncle, and granddad had complex syndactyly, we knew that our son, Rivers, would likely have it as well. Before trying…
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Susie’s Story (Complete Syndactyly)
I am the mother of five grown children. I birthed four girls and one boy. My son first made me a grandmother with his beautiful daughter,…
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Syndactyly FAQ: Other Common Hand Abnormalities
Polydactyly literally means “extra digits.” There may be an extra thumb, small finger, or, less commonly, an extra digit in the central part of the hand….
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Web Creep (Post-Op)
Web creep is a possible complication of syndactyly reconstruction. Simply explained, creep occurs when the web space (commissure) continues to grow giving the appearance of an…
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Jennifer’s Story (Simple Complete Syndactyly)
Brendan was born on 2/15/2013. He was our 4th child and he is our 3rd boy. He weighed 10 pounds 1 oz, and still wasn’t ready…
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Kelly’s Story (Simple Complete Syndactyly)
At our 20 week ultrasound, we went in excited to find out the sex of our baby and left with news that there was most likely something…
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Caroline’s Story (Syndactyly and Polydactyly)
We are Caroline and Justin Hughes, a couple living in England, with a son called Kaiden, who was born with Syndactyly and Polydactyly. Our journey started…
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Alisha’s Story (Complete Complex Syndactyly)
Throughout my pregnancy everything was going great; our baby was perfect! We had a few ultrasounds done and everything seemed just fine. We went in for…
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Surgical Treatment
“Most children treated for syndactyly have a wonderful outcome with normal finger motion and good maintenance of the reconstructed web space. Some, but not all, rotation…
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