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Objective:to evaluate the results from and parents' satisfaction with treatment for children with syndactyly who were operated at the "SOS Hand Recife" hospital between 2005 and 2009.Methods:data for assessing the results were gathered from the patients' medical files. The subjective scores, which were ascertained prospectively, were as follows: greater than or equal to 9, good result; between 6 and 8, fair result; less than 6, poor result. The results were analyzed statistically. This study was approved by the institution's ethics committee.Results:among the 35 cases, 21 (60%) consisted of simple syndactyly and 14 (40%) were complex; 22 (62.8%) were boys and 13 (37.1%) were girls. The complex cases were predominantly among males. The main complications were infection (11.4%), bleeding (11.4%) and pain (8.6%). There were more complications in the complex cases (42.8%) than in the simple cases (33.3%). The mean scores from the parents' subjective evaluations were as follows: 7.6 for esthetics (7.7 in simple cases and 7.3 in complex cases; 8.2 for function (8.6 in simple cases and 7.6 in complex cases); 8.3 for the parents' general satisfaction level (8.6 in simple cases and 8.0 in complex cases); and 85.7% of the parents would recommend the surgery to others while 14.5% would not. A strong association was observed between the specialist's objective assessment and the scores given by the parents (p < 0.05).Conclusion:the surgical results from treating syndactyly presented differences between the simple and complex types, even though the parents' esthetic evaluations and satisfaction were similar.

OBJETIVO: Relatar a frequência das doenças congênitas da mão operadas em sistema de mutirão no SOS Mão de Recife entre 2005 e 2009. MÉTODOS: Foram coletadas as informações de 833 crianças e adolescentes examinados em oito missões. RESULTADOS: Entre os pacientes, 306 (36,7%) foram operados; 240 (78,4%) por malformações congênitas e 66 (21,6%) por lesões adquiridas. As malformações congênitas mais frequentes foram: sindactilia, 72 (30,0%) casos; polidactilia, 30 (12,5%) casos; polegar bífido, 19 (7,9%) casos; malformação complexa da mão, 14 (5,8%) casos; mão em fenda, 13 (5,4%) casos; dedo em gatilho, 12 (5,0%) casos; camptodactilia, 11 (4,6%) casos; e braquisindactilia, nove (3,7%) casos. As lesões adquiridas mais frequentes foram: lesões por trauma obstétrico, 26 (39,4%) casos; sequela de trauma de mão, 18 (27,3%) casos; sequela de paralisia cerebral, sete (10,6%) casos; sequela de choque elétrico, cinco (7,6%) casos; e sequela de queimadura, quatro (6,1%) casos. CONCLUSÃO: A nosologia das doenças de mão é similar a de grandes séries de cirurgias eletivas, particularmente no que diz respeito às deformidades congênitas. As frequências das lesões adquiridas parecem ser mais altas do que as das séries internacionais. O sistema de mutirão de cirurgia de mão é importante para diminuir a carência dessa atividade em instituições públicas e tem se mostrado muito eficiente. O êxito do projeto pode oferecer subsídio para o Sistema Único de Saúde admitir cirurgiões da mão em sistema de plantão ou sobreaviso nas unidades de emergência.OBJECTIVE: To report the frequencies of congenital hand diseases in patients who underwent surgery in a provisional clinic as part of the Hand of Recife SOS- Recife, Pernambuco, from 2005 to 2009. METHODS: The information was collected from 833 children and adolescents cared for in eight missions. RESULTS: Among the patients, 306 (36.7%) underwent surgery; 240 (78.4%) for congenital malformation, and 66 (21.6%) for acquired lesions. The most frequent malformations were: syndactyly, 72 (30.0%) cases; polydactyly, 30 (12.5%) cases; bifid thumb, 19 (7.9%) cases; complex hand anomaly, 14 (5.8%) cases; cleft hand, 13 (5.4%) cases; trigger finger, 12 (5.0%) cases; camptodactyly, 11 (4.6%) cases; and brachysyndactyly, 9 (3.7%) cases. The most frequent acquired injuries were: obstetric brachial plexus paralysis, 26 (39.4%) cases; hand trauma sequelae, 18 (27.3%) cases; cerebral paralysis sequelae, 7 (10.6%) cases; electrical shock sequelae, 5 (7.6%) cases; and hand burn injury, 4 (6.1%) cases. CONCLUSION: The nosology of hand diseases is, as a whole, similar to the great series of elective hand surgeries, especially regarding congenital hand abnormalities. The frequencies of acquired hand lesions seem to be higher than in the international series. The provisional clinic hand surgery system is important in decreasing the need for this activity in public institutions, and it has been shown to be very effective. The good outcomes of the missions may offer support for The Brazilian Health System to enroll hand surgeons in the on-call system in the emergency units.