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  • Title: Epiphyseal bar resection and fat interposition for clinodactyly.
    Author: Bednar MS, Bindra RR, Light TR.
    Journal: J Hand Surg Am; 2010 May; 35(5):834-7. PubMed ID: 20438998.
    Abstract:
    Clinodactyly, the angulation of a digit in the anteroposterior plane, is often due to a longitudinal epiphyseal bracket on the radial side of the middle phalanx of the little finger. Treatment options include observation, osteotomy, and epiphyseal bar resection. Epiphyseal bar resection is a simple surgery that requires neither postoperative pin fixation nor immobilization. The most appropriate indications are in children 3 to 6 years old with radial deviation of at least 25 degrees. The procedure reliably diminishes the extent of deformity.
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