Building 'Super' Hands

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December 4, 2009

Four-year-old Calder Hodge is a sports fan and an aspiring superhero, thanks to what he calls his "super hands."

"They're special, so I can have super powers," Calder said.

Calder was born with a fifth finger on each hand instead of a thumb. Surgery at Shriners Hospital reconfigured his hands, but that's just the beginning.

"Calder had surgery to turn his extra finger into a thumb, but for me, it's going to be very important to know how he uses it," said Gloria Gugola, M.D., an orthopedic hand surgeon at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston.

Read more about Calvin and his "super hands" and the science that's helping doctors make treatment decisions.

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