Index Finger Pollicization for Hypoplastic Thumb: Surgical Technique

Index Finger Pollicization for Hypoplastic Thumb: Surgical Technique

Pollicization can be performed for secondary thumb reconstruction after traumatic injury or for primary thumb construction in cases of congenital thumb hypoplasia. Given the complexity of this operation, intimate familiarity with the involved anatomy and surgical principles is key to successful surg...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) 2021-01, Vol.147 (1), p.127-129
Hauptverfasser: Sood, Ravi F., Taghinia, Amir H., Upton, Joseph, Labow, Brian I.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child
Female
Fingers - transplantation
Hand Deformities - surgery
Humans
Surgical Flaps - transplantation
Thumb - abnormalities
Thumb - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Pollicization can be performed for secondary thumb reconstruction after traumatic injury or for primary thumb construction in cases of congenital thumb hypoplasia. Given the complexity of this operation, intimate familiarity with the involved anatomy and surgical principles is key to successful surgical outcomes. In this Video Plus article, the authors present a step-by-step approach to pollicization in case of Blauth type IIIB thumb hypoplasia.
ISSN:0032-1052
1529-4242
DOI:10.1097/PRS.0000000000007442