Lengthening of a Thumb Distal Phalanx Replanted to Its Metacarpus Because of Loss of the Proximal Phalanx: Case Report

Autor:	Mehmet Ünal, Eren Cansü, Fatih Parmaksizoglu
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Adult Male musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty animal structures External fixator Proximal phalanx External Fixators medicine.medical_treatment Thumb Risk Assessment Finger Phalanges Amputation Traumatic Bone Lengthening medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Metacarpus Postoperative Care Hand Strength business.industry Recovery of Function Anatomy Plastic Surgery Procedures Phalanx musculoskeletal system body regions Treatment Outcome surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure Amputation Replantation Orthopedic surgery Surgery business Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj:	The Journal of Hand Surgery. 36:661-664
ISSN:	0363-5023
DOI:	10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.12.024
Popis:	We report a successful thumb replantation by resecting the remnants of the crushed proximal phalanx and uniting the distal phalanx with the thumb metacarpal. The procedure resulted in extreme shortening, which we managed by distraction lengthening and deepening of the first webspace.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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