HAND AND ORTHO ARTICLES: Congenital clasped thumb.
Congenital clasped thumb is a progressive flexion and adduction deformity presenting with heterogeneous congenital anomalies. Although the disease is rare, diagnosis is usually delayed due to.
The device has been used in 11 infant patients (17 thumbs) with congenital clasped thumb of the supple type. The functional results were excellent in 15 of 17 thumbs, and the other two were good according to the grading system of Weckesser et al. (1968).
Written by leading experts in the fields of pediatrics, orthopedic surgery and plastic and reconstructive hand surgery, Congenital Anomalies of the Upper Extremity encompasses the current knowledge of genetic and molecular causes of and surgical and non-surgical treatment for, deformities of the hand.The book covers the many variations of congenital anomaly encountered in the clinical setting.
Abstract. In this chapter, relatively rare congenital lesions are discussed. Clasped thumb has various clinical presentations, and especially in arthrogryposis, there are several different patterns of hand deformities according to the arthrogryposis subtypes.
Congenital Clasped Thumb. Mih 1998 Hand Clinics. Type I: supple, abnormal extensor mechanism. Type II: joint contracture, collateral ligament abn. 1. st.. Al-Qattan MM. Phalangeal neck fractures in children: classification and outcome in 66 cases. J Hand Surg Br. 2001;26:112-121. Treatment. Diagnose early.
This article describes a flap designed for widening of the narrow thumb-index web space and release of the palmar thumb contracture in cases of congenital clasped thumb. This flap provides sufficient correction of the palmar contracture and at the same time provides adequate width and depth of the thumb-index web space.
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