Methods for Congenital Thumb Hypoplasia Reconstruction. A Review of the Outcomes for Ten Years of Surgical Treatment

Background and objectives: Congenital thumb hypoplasia is a rare deformity of upper extremity. The incidence for thumb hypoplasia grade II−V is 1:10,000 newborns per year in Latvia. A technique for extensor indicis proprius (EIP) tendon transfer with subperiosteal fixation was developed an...

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Main Authors: Dzintars Ozols, Marisa Maija Butnere, Aigars Petersons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/10/610