TY - JOUR
T1 - Amniotic band syndrome of the upper extremity
T2 - Diagnosis and management
AU - Moran, Steven L.
AU - Jensen, Mark
AU - Bravo, César
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - Amniotic band syndrome, a condition involving fetal entrapment in strands of amniotic tissue, causes an array of deletions and deformations. Band formation most frequently affects the distal segments, including the hand. Because of the heterogeneous nature of expression of this disease, treatment is individualized. Timing of repair and surgical planning are important in improving functional outcome. In the patient with distal edema and acrosyndactyly, early repair portends better prognosis. Improvements in prenatal diagnosis and fetoscopic surgical technique may eventually allow treatment of amniotic band syndrome in utero.
AB - Amniotic band syndrome, a condition involving fetal entrapment in strands of amniotic tissue, causes an array of deletions and deformations. Band formation most frequently affects the distal segments, including the hand. Because of the heterogeneous nature of expression of this disease, treatment is individualized. Timing of repair and surgical planning are important in improving functional outcome. In the patient with distal edema and acrosyndactyly, early repair portends better prognosis. Improvements in prenatal diagnosis and fetoscopic surgical technique may eventually allow treatment of amniotic band syndrome in utero.
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U2 - 10.5435/00124635-200707000-00005
DO - 10.5435/00124635-200707000-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 17602029
AN - SCOPUS:34547461115
SN - 1067-151X
VL - 15
SP - 397
EP - 407
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
IS - 7
ER -