Live Date:
April 29, 2021
7:15 PM CST

The expert panel will discuss common congenital hand differences. The focus of this course will be on discussing the fundamental knowledge and decision making in treatment of specific, yet common conditions. These conditions include syndactyly, cleft hand, preaxial polydactyly and hypoplastic thumb, with focus on performing a pollicization. Each panel member will present a topic and highlight decision making strategies, pearls and pitfalls, technique recommendations, and post-operative care. The goal is to lay a foundation of information from which the hand surgeon can build off. The panelists will present cases to demonstrate the above discussion points.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the basic concepts and techniques in treating a hand with syndactyly.
• Apply the basic concepts and techniques in treating cleft hand.
• Discuss the basic concepts and techniques in treating preaxial polydactyly.
• Apply the basic concepts and techniques in performing a pollicization.