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142. Swanson classification of congenital hand differences

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Swanson Classification

•1976 FDD OU CG

Failure of Formation of parts (arrest of development)

Failure of Differentiation (separation) of parts

•Duplication
•Overgrowth (gigantitism)
•Undergrowth (hypoplasia)
•Congenital Constriction band syndrome
•Generalized skeletal abnormalities

Classification CULA congenital upper limb anomaly

•(International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand IFSSH 1976)

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Q1 What diagnostic or radiographic findings support Swanson classification of congenital hand differences?

Swanson Classification

•1976 FDD OU CG
•Failure of Formation of parts (arrest of development)
•Failure of Differentiation (separation) of parts
•Duplication
•Overgrowth (gigantitism)
•Undergrowth (hypoplasia)
•Congenital Constriction band syndrome
•Generalized skeletal abnormalities

Classification CULA congenital upper limb anomaly

Q2 How is Swanson classification of congenital hand differences classified here?
•1976 FDD OU CG

Failure of Formation of parts (arrest of development)

Failure of Differentiation (separation) of parts

•Duplication
•Overgrowth (gigantitism)
•Undergrowth (hypoplasia)
•Congenital Constriction band syndrome
•Generalized skeletal abnormalities
Q3 How is Swanson classification of congenital hand differences managed?

Swanson Classification

•1976 FDD OU CG
•Failure of Formation of parts (arrest of development)
•Failure of Differentiation (separation) of parts
•Duplication
•Overgrowth (gigantitism)
•Undergrowth (hypoplasia)
•Congenital Constriction band syndrome
•Generalized skeletal abnormalities

Classification CULA congenital upper limb anomaly

•(International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand IFSSH 1976)

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10yesSwanson Classification
211976 FDD OU CG
31Failure of Formation of parts (arrest of development)
41Failure of Differentiation (separation) of parts
51Duplication
61Overgrowth (gigantitism)
71Undergrowth (hypoplasia)
81Congenital Constriction band syndrome
91Generalized skeletal abnormalities
100yesClassification CULA congenital upper limb anomaly
111(International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand IFSSH 1976)