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Outcome of reconstruction for duplication of the thumb in adults aged over 40.


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Arumugam, Manohar and Beard, A. J. (2011) Outcome of reconstruction for duplication of the thumb in adults aged over 40. Hand Surgery, 16 (2). pp. 207-210. ISSN 0218-8104; ESSN: 1793-6535

Abstract

Congenital duplication of the thumb is usually reconstructed by 18 months of age. This paper reports satisfactory outcome following reconstruction of two Wassel Type IV duplicate thumbs in adults aged over 40. Both achieved a good outcome based on Tada's criteria and a subjective Visual analogue score 8.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810411005382
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
Keywords: Polydactyly; Duplication of the Thumb; Thumb Reconstruction.
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2014 02:01
Last Modified: 30 Jun 2016 05:05
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24600
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