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What is a Congenital Hand Difference? And How Does it Affect My Child Born with One?

What is a Congenital Hand Difference? And How Does it Affect My Child Born with One?

Source: Handcare ASSH

If a baby is born with hands that are different than usual, the condition is called a “congenital hand difference”. These conditions happen while the baby is inside the womb and affect the hand’s form and function.

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