Wide-awake Surgery for Congenital Thumb Flexion Anomaly in a Child
Summary:. We report a rare case of absent thumb IP joint flexion in bilateral thumbs due to anomalous tendon slips of the flexor pollicis longus. Cutting the anomalous insertions failed to improve active flexion of the IP joints. Successful treatment was achieved by evaluating the musculotendinous u...
Main Authors: | Mineyuki Zukawa, MD, PhD, Ryusuke Osada, MD, PhD, Miku Inagaki, OTR, Tatsurou Hirokawa, MD, Yoshiharu Kwaguchi, MD, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021-04-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003504 |
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