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Pattern of congenital hand anomalies at a tertiary plastic surgery service in south-western Nigeria: a 10-year, cross-sectional retrospective review
Context: Although congenital hand anomalies are among the more common musculoskeletal anomalies worldwide, we do not know its prevalence in our practice. Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of congenital hand anomalies presenting to our tertiary plastic surgery outpatient service...
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| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 720 | |a Michael, A.I. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Ademola, S.A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Olawoye, O.A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Iyun, A.O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Oluwatosin, O.M. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2020 | ||
| 520 | |a Context: Although congenital hand anomalies are among the more common musculoskeletal anomalies worldwide, we do not know its prevalence in our practice. Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of congenital hand anomalies presenting to our tertiary plastic surgery outpatient service in South-Western Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional retrospective analysis of outpatient cases of congenital hand anomalies presenting over a 10-year period. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using frequencies, Student’s t-test and Chi-square as appropriate. The data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0. The statistical significance value was set at P < 0.05. Results: One hundred and twenty-two cases were identified. The highest number of cases was seen in the year 2012, 23 patients (19.3%). There was a male preponderance of 66 patients (55.1%). Thirty-two patients (26.2%) presented as neonates and 36 (29.5%) as infants. Bilateral anomalies were seen in 67 patients (54.9%). The most common anomaly was failure of differentiation, 88 patients (72.1%) followed by duplication, 26 patients (21.3%). Syndactyly with 43 patients (35.2%) was the most common anomaly under failure of differentiation. No significant associations were found between the type of anomaly and gender or laterality. Conclusions: Syndactyly was the most common congenital hand anomaly in this study. There was a preponderance of bilateral involvement in both syndactyly and polydactyly. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10189 | |
| 653 | |a Africa | ||
| 653 | |a Anomalies | ||
| 653 | |a Congenital | ||
| 653 | |a Hand | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Pattern of congenital hand anomalies at a tertiary plastic surgery service in south-western Nigeria: a 10-year, cross-sectional retrospective review |