Ryan
was born with a constrictive band syndrome which in
some way hampered the growth of his left hand. It is
a rare, non-hereditary, congenital hand anomaly. Specifically,
Ryan has a short thumb, an even shorter “pinky”
and three other “nubbins” where his fingers
didn't grow. It appears Ryan will have a limited
pinch grasp with a short thumb against the palm of his
hand or his “pinky,” but be fairly limited
in most grasping activities with that hand. He is the
cutest little guy you will ever meet and we praise God
for giving us the responsibility of dealing with this
condition.
We have talked with parents who have
children with some type of similar band syndrome of
a
hand.
Very encouraging are most all of the conversations as
we understand their children do very well. Some chose
to leave the hand just as they were born, some have
prostheses made, and other surgical correction.
