title: Thumb amputation resulting from an attempted basketball slam-dunk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chih-Hsin
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Gau-Tyan
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome