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1986
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(86)90166-x
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Functional assessment after pollicisation

Abstract: Nine children with congenital aplasia or hypoplasia of the thumb were treated by pollicisation of the index finger. Functional assessment was performed on average five years after surgery. It demonstrated normal sensation and a power grip, pinch grip and adductor grip of the thumb of 63%, 56% and 63% respectively of the unoperated hand. Efficient use of the hand increased after surgery and continued to improve for some years. The results indicate that pollicisation benefits hand function and should be performe… Show more

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“…More recent series have been followed up for longer but none beyond childhood. [6][7][8][9][10][11] Our results confirm the findings of others 4,6 that patients with an isolated hypoplastic thumb have a better and more An example of a trick movement, the cigarette-hold for a key. consistent outcome than those with an associated radial club hand.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…More recent series have been followed up for longer but none beyond childhood. [6][7][8][9][10][11] Our results confirm the findings of others 4,6 that patients with an isolated hypoplastic thumb have a better and more An example of a trick movement, the cigarette-hold for a key. consistent outcome than those with an associated radial club hand.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Pourtant, les études ayant fourni des résultats fonctionnels des pollicisations pour hypoplasies du pouce sont peu nombreuses [8,9,[11][12][13]. Beaucoup d'auteurs ont d'ailleurs souligné la difficulté de juger les résultats dans une population infantile.…”
Section: La Pollicisationunclassified
“…Notons les études de Clark et al [11], Manske et al [12], Ogino et Ishii [13], Roper et Turnbull [14]. La plupart des auteurs ont insisté sur la difficulté de juger les résultats dans une population infantile [11][12][13][14][15][16].…”
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