Infants with extra fingers may receive non-evidence-based, complication-prone treatment

Infants with extra fingers may receive non-evidence-based, complication-prone treatment

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week -- CHICAGO -- Polydactyly, or having an extra finger, is fairly common, occurring in 1 in every 1,000 people--among African-Americans, 1 in 150. Children with supernumerary digits are usually treated within the first months of infancy. According to a case report and review in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, the standard technique for removing extra fingers is not supported by evidence and frequently causes complications.

Suture ligation is the process of tying a thread around the extra digit to cut …

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(2017-12-03), Infants with extra fingers may receive non-evidence-based, complication-prone treatment, Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week, 356, ISSN: 1537-1417, BUTTER® ID: 014743251