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Index Finger Pollicization for Hypoplastic Thumb: Surgical Technique.
Ravi F Sood1, Amir H Taghinia1, Joseph Upton1
1From the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|December 28, 2020
Summary
This study details a step-by-step surgical approach for pollicization, a procedure to reconstruct or create a thumb. It focuses on treating congenital thumb hypoplasia, specifically Blauth type IIIB.
Area of Science:
- Hand surgery
- Pediatric orthopedics
- Reconstructive surgery
Background:
- Thumb reconstruction is crucial for function after trauma or congenital anomalies.
- Pollicization offers a solution for thumb hypoplasia, but requires precise surgical technique.
- Blauth type IIIB represents a specific category of congenital thumb underdevelopment.

