Surgery for Camptodactyly

Camptodactyly is the bent (flexed) position of a finger.  I have previously blogged about camptodactyly HERE, but wanted to share my updated surgical strategy. Surgery is considered for camptodactyly when therapy is not expected to be effective or if therapy has failed to lead to improvement.  It is absolutely my preference to always begin camptodactyly treatment […]

Macrodactyly, Syndactyly, and Keloid

Macrodactyly is very rare, even at centers such as ours that evaluate and treat many kids with birth anomalies of the upper extremity.  Macrodactyly is a difficult condition to research as there is so much variability in presentation- fingers may be dramatically large, moderately large, or only slightly larger than the expected finger size.   Treatment […]

Travel and News

Happy 2018!  I hope it is a great one for you and your family. Well, I already have one resolution for 2018- blog more consistently.  I am not meeting my goals and hope to do better in this new year. A few things to share. I had a wonderful trip to Japan as guest speaker […]