Total thumb reconstruction by an index finger transposition.
A case of total thumb reconstruction after traumatic amputation is described. The reconstruction was carried out as a staged procedure with preliminary application of a pedicle flap, and a normal index finger transposition, followed by opposition transfer using the abductor digiti quinti muscle. Twenty-seven months after the index finger pollicization, the reconstructed thumb had satisfactory function.
D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009068:Movement; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology