title: Amputation for pain in a thumb: not an advisable treatment.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sierakowski
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Elliot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D017211:Treatment Failure