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Correction of hypoplastic thumb by free transfer of metatarsal bone: a case report
W Schneider1, B Reichert, N Pallua
1Clinic for Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Microsurgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
A new form of correction of hypoplasia of the thumb is presented in a case of grade 3 thumb hypoplasia. The distal half of the second metatarsal together with its epiphyseal plate was used to lengthen the first metacarpal bone and improve thumb function. This method represents a promising alternative to pollicization in this type of thumb hypoplasia.