Surgical strategy for polydactyly of the thumb
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Surgical strategy for polydactyly of the thumb
Polydactyly of the thumb, radial polydactyly, or preaxial polydactyly is common in all races, and about 20 percent of them occur bilaterally. Patients with polydactyly of the thumb show very diverse manifestations, from a rudimentary floating type to a complex one. The goal of surgical reconstruction is to make a straight, mobile, and stable thumb of good appearance in size and shape. The simpl...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Proceedings
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-9-s3-a10