Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1963;45:1704-1708.
© 1963 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Megalodactylism
CASE REPORT OF A CHILD TREATED BY EPIPHYSEAL RESECTION
KENNETH G. JONES M.D.1
1 4300 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas
If the surgeon is fortunate enough to see this deformity at any early age, surgical epiphyseal arrest may be a practicable means of lessening the final disparity of the digits while preserving function of the abnormally growing digit.