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What are the treatments for polydactyly and syndactyly?

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  • by MedExpert on November 4th, 2007

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    Polydactyly can be corrected by surgical removal of the extra digit or partial digit. Syndactyly can also be corrected surgically, usually with the addition of a skin graft from the groin.

    Source: The Gale Group. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.";

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