title: Thumb function without the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.
abstract: Two patients are reported in which one thumb has lost the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons. This is an uncommon injury in isolation, and these cases provide an opportunity to assess the functional importance of these musculotendinous units.
authors.affiliation: St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Britto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elliot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D013710:Tendons; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology*