Long-term patient reported outcomes and quality of life after syndactyly separation.

Noora Nietosvaara, Niko Kämppä, Yrjänä Nietosvaara, Petra Grahn

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Article in The Journal of hand surgery, European volume, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Noora NietosvaaraDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1415-1091

Niko KämppäDepartment of Hand Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland.

Yrjänä NietosvaaraDepartment of Paediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2220-8008

Petra GrahnDepartment of Paediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.

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introductionWe assessed the long-term quality of life, cosmesis and pain after childhood syndactyly separation.

methodsA retrospective review identified 155 patients (⩾10-year follow-up) of whom 76 participated with a median follow-up period of 18.2 years (IQR 12.4 to 38.3). Patient-reported outcomes were assessed using the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire, EuroQol-5 Dimension-5 Level, and visual analogue scales (0-10) for function, cosmesis and pain.

resultsUncomplicated cases had significantly better patient reported outcomes (0 vs. 11.4 and 1.0 vs. 0.89;

conclusionSyndactyly reconstruction yields satisfactory subjective long-term outcomes. Complicated cases had poorer function and more cold sensitivity but remained overall favorable. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of LifeSyndactylyAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMalePain MeasurementRetrospective StudiesCongenital hand differenceslong-term outcomespatient-reported outcomesquality of lifesyndactylysyndactyly reconstruction

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PMID41123063

DOI10.1177/17531934251380997

PMCPMC12868305

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