Congenital anomaly of the thumb: aplasia of the flexor pollicis longus.
A five-year-old boy, with congenital aplasia of the flexor pollicis longus, without other associated anomalies is reported. A two-stage procedure was done using a silicone rubber rod and pulley reconstruction, followed by transfer of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon from the ring finger to the distal phalanx of the thumb. This resulted in 0/55 degrees active flexion at the interphalangeal joint.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery