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<journal-id>0026-1742</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Facultad de Medicina (México)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0026-1742</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0026-17422024000400021</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/fm.24484865e.2024.67.4.03</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[&#8220;Unum digitum&#8221;:Caracterización clínica y radiológica de la sindactilia. A propósito de una serie de casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[&#8220;Unum Digitum&#8221;: Clinical and Radiological Characterization of Syndactyly. In Relation to a Number of Cases]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Beyuma-Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo E.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cuevas Meléndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Myrna Lizeth]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidades Médicas de Alta Especialidad  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Monterrey Nuevo León]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>67</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>21</fpage>
<lpage>26</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0026-17422024000400021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0026-17422024000400021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0026-17422024000400021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La sindactilia es una de las anomalías congénitas más comunes de las extremidades. Consiste en una malformación digital en la que los dedos adyacentes de manos y/o pies están fusionados por una falla en su separación durante el desarrollo gestacional. Esta se puede categorizar como completa hasta la punta de los dedos o incompleta y simple cutánea o compleja con fusión ósea. La forma complicada comprende una alteración importante de la anatomía digital y generalmente es sindrómica. La importancia del diagnóstico y tratamiento oportuno radica en el impacto cosmético y funcional de la mano, siendo la principal herramienta de trabajo del ser humano, y dada su compleja anatomía y función, la que nos diferencia de otras especies, es imperativa la corrección antes de la fase de secuelas, siendo necesario en la gran mayoría de casos el tratamiento quirúrgico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Syndactyly is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the extremities. It consists of a digital malformation in which the adjacent fingers and/or toes are fused by a failure to separate them during gestational development. This can be classified as complete up to the fingertips or incomplete and simple cutaneous or complex with bony fusion. The complicated form involves a significant alteration of the digital anatomy and is usually syndromic. The importance of timely diagnosis and treatment lies in the cosmetic and functional impact of the hand, being the main working tool of the human being, and given its complex anatomy and function, which differentiates us from other species, it is imperative the correction before the sequelae phase, being necessary in the vast majority of cases surgical treatment.]]></p></abstract>
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