Some children are born with underdeveloped or missing radius bond in arms. The missing or underdeveloped radius bone makes the child’s hand bent towards his body.
The chances of a child being born with radical club hand are rare. But the severity of radical club hand differs from one child to another.
Based on severity, radical club hand can be classified into four levels – types I, II, III, and IV. However, the parents must get the child’s radical club hand treated by a skilled orthopaedic without any delay.
Treatment An experienced orthopaedic can treat radical club hand in a number of ways. But the skilled orthopaedic always decide the right treatment plan based on the severity of the radical club hand and child’s health condition.
They try to treat the condition initially nonsurgically through stretches, splints, and similar therapeutic exercises. But they perform stretch the soft tissues surgically if the condition persists despite the therapeutic exercises.
The orthopaedic have to perform surgery according to the type of radical club hand. Sometimes they have to perform multiple surgeries in a number of phases.
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