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Reconstruction of a congenitally absent flexor pollicis longus in an adult
Negin Shamsian1, Rebecca Exton, Mm Shibu
1Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire;
Abstract:
Congenital absence of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) is an unusual finding that is frequently associated with thumb hypoplasia. Isolated FPL absence is the rarest of the congenital thumb anomalies. The present article describes a patient with a congenitally absent FPL, and discusses the chosen method of reconstruction.

