João Marques, Marcos Carvalho, Sérgio Martínez Alvarez, Maria Pia Monjardino, Pedro Cardoso, Tah Pu Ling, Cristina Alves
The aim of this study is to assess the functional, emotional, and social adaptation of pediatric patients submitted to a hand ray resection to treat a traumatic hand injury. Retrospective study of pediatric patients undergoing hand ray resection, in the period 2013-2022, performed in two hospital institutions. Inclusion criteria: age less than 18 years, primary/secondary resection due to traumatic etiology and follow-up time of more than 1 year. Data concerning demographic information, lesion location, traumatic mechanism and surgical description were collected...
February 19, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Part B