Duplicate thumbs: a survey of results in twenty patients.
20 patients were reviewed following surgery for bifid thumbs. Those patients with Wassel 1 or 2 duplications generally did well after their initial operation, but over half of those with Wassel 3 or 4 duplications required multiple procedures to achieve a satisfactory result.
Andrew
J G
JG
St. Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow.
Sykes
P J
PJ
D002648:Child; D002965:Classification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery