1. Documentation
To develop a comprehensive and validated congenital hand differences registry.
2. Knowledge translation and scientific mentorship
To be the centre for excellence in learning and teaching hand surgeons and trainees in the management of congenital hand differences.
3. Collaborative and innovative partnerships
To establish bilateral partnerships with high volume regional centres and extend to international level
4. Research and development
Collaboration with engineering institutes to develop new age prostheses using 3D printing and myoelectric prosthesis.
5. Community participation
To develop an ideal comprehensive management module of these cases with a team of
Hand surgeon, Paediatrician, Hand therapist, Orthotist, prosthetists, social counsellor and engineers.
The template of which can be used at national level and can be a partnership template for international collaboration.
Objectives
- To document incidence, prevalence and natural history of congenital hand anomalies through an online National congenital hand anomaly registry
- National collaboration with Hand, Orthopaedic and Plastic surgeons to build a robust registry system for clinical knowledge translation for disseminating best practices of management across care givers.
- Provide an Indian inventory of hand anomaly cases to motivate and aid clinicians and researchers to develop sound scientific management protocols