Unusual complication of ligation of rudimentary ulnar digit

J Hand Surg Br. 1999 Dec;24(6):750-1. doi: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0261.

Abstract

We report a case of rudimentary ulnar polydactyly of the hand of a 7-year-old female child. Histological examination revealed a central traumatic neuroma which branched into five digit-like projections covered with hyperkeratotic epidermis. We think this was a result of suture ligation during the postnatal period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Hand
  • Humans
  • Ligation / adverse effects
  • Neuroma / etiology*
  • Neuroma / pathology
  • Polydactyly / surgery*
  • Sutures / adverse effects