[Results of surgical treatment of syndactylia of the hand].

The Syndaktyly is one of the most frequent failures of the hand. The aim of its operative treatment is a functional improvement of the developing hand and its aesthetics. The right moment and method of operation are decisive for the functional and aesthetics success as the kinds of Syndaktyly vary. Between 1970 and 1985 96 children have been operated on the hand because of Syndaktyly and its varieties at the Halle-Surgical-University-Hospital. Experiences and results during the treatments of this misdevelopment are being reported in a study of postoperative treatment over period of 15 years.