What is it?

Abnormalities in hand unborn child associated with abnormal fetal development.

Cause

Causes of birth defects hand are many: genetic factors (family history of certain deformation), external factors affecting the development of the fetus. Very often you can not establish a clear cause of the defect.

Symptoms

Birth defects can be simple and complex. May cover one, several fingers or defect can include hand deformity of the wrist, forearm, arm. It happens that during embryogenesis there is no education of the entire limb.

The most common defects:

• Polydactyly - extra fingers
• Syndactyly - union fingers

The study, diagnosis and treatment

Examination of a child born with congenital hand or upper extremity should be performed by a hand surgeon or a surgeon with experience in such cases. Wrong and too early diagnosed and properly started treatment by aninexperienced physician can lead to a deterioration of hand function in the coming years old.
For a newborn baby's hand is perfect and the best so the more you should consider the planned treatment. Parents need to understand that "correcting force" Mother Nature is not always the best for their child. All variants stages of treatment should be discussed in detail with the surgeon planning treatment-especially operating.

After the surgery

There is a need constant control of the surgeon conducting and continue rehabilitation.