BACKGROUND  Reconstruction of complex soft tissue defects of the thumb, with exposure of tendons, joints or bones, has always been a difficult task. We evaluated the functional and esthetic outcomes of 1st dorsal metacarpal artery island flap in reconstruction of post-traumatic soft tissue defects of the thumb. METHODS Between January 2012 and June 2014, fifteen patients with co...

Introduction. Thumb fingertip injuries, often combined with phalanx fracture or torn ligament, are very common. The focus of treatment is on how to rebuild the function and shape thumb. Single thumb pulp injury more However, due diverse type injury, no uniform guideline described in literature. Case report. A patient extensive incisions, which looked like multiple parallel wounds, was admitted ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate on the effects of the stepwise application of orthosis and kinesiology tape on a patient with thumb metacarpophalangeal joint hyperextension injury. [Subject] The patient was a 43-year-old man with severe thumb MCP pain and extremely limited thumb movement. [Methods] Stepwise application of orthosis and kinesiology taping were performed for...

Figure 1. Radiograph of N.D. preoperatively, demonstrating thumb hypoplasia and an unstable carpometacarpal joint. Figure 2. Schematic of the hand with hypoplastic thumb to be amputated (dashed lines).

Amputation of the thumb invariably causes marked functional impairment of the hand especially, pinch and grasp functions. In rural areas where highly skilled microvascular surgeries are not available, distraction osteogenesis provides an easy and safe alternative of thumb reconstruction. We report a case of crush injury of the right hand in a 37 year old gentleman in which the right thumb was a...

BACKGROUND We would like to analyze the risk factors of no thumb test among knee alignment tests during total knee arthroplasty surgery. METHODS The 156 cases of total knee arthroplasty by an operator from October 2009 to April 2010 were analyzed according to preoperative indicators including body weight, height, degree of varus deformity, and patella subluxation and surgical indicators such ...

The dermatoglyphs of 13 Japanese (eight males and five females) with duplication of the thumb were studied. The dermal patterns on the thumb were compared with those on the extra digit. A whorl on the thumb was associated with a whorl on the extra digit in two cases, a radial loop in four cases, and an arch in two cases. Where the thumb pattern was a loop the pattern on the extra digit was a lo...

OBJECTIVES To conduct a prospective study to determine which digits are affected (and whether the thumb is spared or not) in a cohort of patients with RP as assessed by symptoms and thermography and to determine whether the degree of thumb involvement differs between primary (PRP) and secondary Raynaud's phenomenon (SRP). METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 44 patients with RP. The fo...

Objective: Nalebuff’s type I deformity of the rheumatoid thumb, which is the most common thumb deformity with rheumatoid arthritis, can be classified into three stages according to the range of motion of the thumb. However, a functional assessment for each stage has never been undertaken. Methods: The ranges of motion of the thumb metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints were evaluated to...