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Clinical Example: Pollicization of the index finger for thumb reconstruction
| Pollicization is the surgical creation
of a thumb from a finger, usually the index finger. There are several techniques,
but they have in common steps to shorten, rotate, and reposition muscles
to achieve a functional and aesthetic result. |
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| Case 1. Total absence of the thumb
(case of Dr. Graham Lister). |
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| Incisions: |
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| End of case. |
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| Case 2. Late appearance (case of Dr.
Graham Lister) |
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| Case 3. (case of unknown surgeon).
The index fingers were probably narrow to begin with, and the current metacarpal
length detract from the final result. |
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