Surgical reconstruction of congenital thumb hypoplasia.
This review article introduces a new classification of congenital hand anomalies. It then considers the classification of congenital thumb hypoplasia and describes the the authors indications for surgery. Specifically, attention is directed towards surgical techniques and problems encountered in the reconstruction of grade 2 hypoplastic thumbs and in pollicisation of the index finger for grades 3, 4 and 5 thumb hypoplasia.
Senior Hand Surgery Consultant, Royal Northshore Hospital, Reserve Road, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Sydney, Australia.
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Tonkin