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1727239

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
This is a long-term retrospective study of eight patients who had undergone little finger to thumb transposition after traumatic thumb loss in order to evaluate the presence of long-term changes in the transposed digit. The transposed little finger, contralateral (nontransposed) little finger, and contralateral thumb were compared using standardized measurements of size, comparison photographs, x-rays, and volume determination using silicone mold impressions of these digits. Significant and marked hypertrophy of the transposed digit was demonstrated in all these patients. Comparison radiographs demonstrated that this enlargement was due to hypertrophy of both soft-tissue and osseous components. This study demonstrates that the little finger transposed to the thumb position undergoes an adaptive hypertrophy to become more thumblike in appearance as well as function.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0032-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Adaptive hypertrophy of the digit following little finger to thumb transposition.
pubmed:affiliation
Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article