title: Index pollicization for thumb deficiency.
abstract: The surgical technique for carrying out pollicization has been organized into 10 steps. The procedure emphasizes not only maximizing function of the transposed index finger to the position of the thumb, but also giving the transposed digit the appearance of a thumb.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. manskep@wudosis.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Manske
mesh_terms: D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome