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- Title
Pollicization After Radical Resection of Diffuse Arteriovenous Malformation of the Thumb.
- Authors
Shinohara, Takaaki; Tatebe, Masahiro; Koh, Shukuki; Yamamoto, Michiro; Hirata, Hitoshi
- Abstract
A case is presented of arteriovenous malformation of the thumb, requiring thumb amputation and free flap coverage for curative treatment. The thumb was reconstructed by pollicization of the index finger as a secondary operation. The patient remains free of recurrence after 2 years and uses the pollicized thumb for daily activities.
- Subjects
PLASTIC surgery; SURGICAL excision; ARTERIOVENOUS anastomosis; THUMB surgery; HUMAN abnormalities; AMPUTATION; CURATIVE medicine; DISEASE relapse
- Publication
Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 2011, Vol 69, Issue 2, p177
- ISSN
1936-9719
- Publication type
Article