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SUBMITTER: Sabapathy SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7159962 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sabapathy S Raja SR Venkatramani Hari H Mohan Monusha M Zhang Dafang D
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 20200228 2
Split-hand/split-foot malformation with long bone deficiency (SHLFD syndrome) is a rare congenital disorder, which may be sporadic or autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance. When complete tibial aplasia is seen, the mainstay of treatment is amputation and lower limb prosthesis. This rare constellation of congenital differences presents an opportunity for microsurgical free tissue transfer using the principle of "spare parts" to improve the functionality of the hand. We present a rare case ...[more]