Case report East African Orthopaedic Journal SINGLE STAGE RELEASE SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL CONSTRICTION BAND IN A CLUBFOOT PATIENT MANAGED AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN UGANDA: A CASE REPORT G. Waiswa, FCS, J. Nassaazi, MD and I. Kajja, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Correspondence to: Dr. Judith Nassaazi, Department of Orthopaedics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Email:
[email protected] ABSTRACT Congenital constriction band or amniotic band syndrome is a rare condition with a prevalence of 1:11200. It is characterized by presence of strictures around a body part, commonly around the distal part of the extremities. These bands can be treated with a single or staged approach. This study presents the case of a 3 month old infant who presented with a type III constriction band localized on the right leg and surgery was indicated. A single stage multiple Z-plasty was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the outcome was satisfactory at 10 months of follow-up. A single-stage constriction band release approach provided satisfactory results; both functional and aesthetic results and is feasible in our setting. Key words: Constriction bands, Single stage release, Stricture INTRODUCTION of worsening right leg deformity since birth (Figure 1). The mother reported that the child had been born Congenital constriction band or commonly referred to after a full-term pregnancy and normal delivery. This as amniotic band syndrome or Streeter dysplasia is a was the mother’s fifth child and there was no history rare condition characterized by congenital strictures of illness or drug use during pregnancy. No one else that can be partial or circumferential.