ACROSYNDACTYLY WITH EPIDERMOID INCLUSION CYSTS - EVIDENCE FOR THE EXTRINSIC THEORY

Authors
LECHNER CT GREENE WB
Citation
Ct. Lechner et Wb. Greene, ACROSYNDACTYLY WITH EPIDERMOID INCLUSION CYSTS - EVIDENCE FOR THE EXTRINSIC THEORY, The Journal of hand surgery, 18A(5), 1993, pp. 842-846
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
The Journal of hand surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
03635023
Volume
18A
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
842 - 846
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-5023(1993)18A:5<842:AWEIC->2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A case of acrosyndactyly was treated with routine syndactyly release a nd full-thickness skin grafts. Two epidermoid inclusion cysts were fou nd within the syndactylyzed index and middle fingers. This association is discussed along with the mechanism that best explains this unusual occurrence.