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Reconstruction of the burned thumb.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1572916     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The thumb accounts for 40 to 50% of hand function. Reconstruction of soft-tissue contractures include release and coverage with skin grafts or various local, regional, distant, or free flaps. Thumb length, so important for prehension and opposition, can be restored by phalangealization, pollicization, or toe-to-thumb transfer. Secondary techniques such as metacarpal distraction-lengthening or osteoplastic reconstruction are rarely indicated.
Authors:
L C Kurtzman; P J Stern; K P Yakuboff
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Hand clinics     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0749-0712     ISO Abbreviation:  Hand Clin     Publication Date:  1992 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-06-03     Completed Date:  1992-06-03     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8510415     Medline TA:  Hand Clin     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  107-19     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Burns / complications,  surgery*
Child
Contracture / etiology,  surgery*
Hand / surgery
Humans
Surgery, Plastic / methods*
Thumb / injuries,  surgery*

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