Abstract
The authors present a successful case in the conservative treatment of type-III camptodactyly
in a patient with Beals-Hecht syndrome. Camptodactyly is a flexion deformity of the
proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint, in the anteroposterior direction, painless and
bilateral in 2/3 of the cases. Type-III is the most severe and disabling form, as
it usually affects several fingers and is associated with syndromes and other malformations.
The case herein reported had the correction achieved with the systematic use of static
orthoses started at 7 months of age and completed after 23 and a half months of the
intervention.
Keywords
congenital hand deformities - finger joints - orthoses - rehabilitation
