Congenital hand defects

Published: 2008-10-08. Updated: 2008-10-08

Congenital genetic defects are one of the reasons why to look for the help of a surgeon. Arms of a fetus develop in the fourth to seventh week. Some congenital genetic defects are hereditary and we can find them more or less in the entire family line (e.g. syndactyly – fused fingers, polydactyly – supernumerary fingers).