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Developmental Anomalies of the Hand

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A large study of limb reduction defects in British Columbia reported an incidence of 5.97 per 10,000 live births, with 75% affecting the upper limb [1]. Half the cases had associated abnormalities, mostly in the musculoskeletal system, but defects of other organ systems were also common.

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  1. Hand Surgery Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK

    Peter D. Burge

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  1. Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, University of Oxford, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7LD, United Kingdom

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  2. Sick Children, Great Ormond Street Hospital for, Greater Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

    John Fixsen

  3. Orthopaedic Hospital, Princess Margaret Rose, Frogston Road West 41-43, Edinburgh, EH10 7ED, United Kingdom

    Malcolm Macnicol

  4. Orthopädie, Olgahospital, Bismarckstr. 8, Stuttgart, 70176, Germany

    Klausdieter Parsch

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Burge, P.D. (2010). Developmental Anomalies of the Hand. In: Benson, M., Fixsen, J., Macnicol, M., Parsch, K. (eds) Children's Orthopaedics and Fractures. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-611-3_21

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