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Pollicization after radical resection of diffuse arteriovenous malformation of the thumb--a case report
Takaaki Shinohara1, Masahiro Tatebe, Shukuki Koh
1Department of Hand Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. hand_surgery1966@yahoo.co.jp
Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
|November 1, 2011
Abstract:
A case is presented of arteriovenous malformation of the thumb, requiring thumb amputation and free fap coverage for curative treatment. The thumb was reconstructed by pollicization of the index finger as a secondary operation. The patient remains free of recurrence after 2 years and uses the pollicized thumb for daily activities.
