title: Cock another hat at the thumb.
abstract: This paper discusses the attributes necessary to preserve function of the thumb, particularly length and opposability. The details of an operation to lengthen the short stump with sensitive skin are illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013933:Thumb / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous