TY - JOUR
T1 - Reconstruction of radial polydactyly
AU - Goldfarb, Charles A.
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - The spectrum that encompasses radial polydactyly can be categorized by the Wassel classification. Reconstruction of radial polydactyly depends on the size and quality of each of the thumbs. Most commonly, the ulnar thumb is larger and is maintained, whereas the smaller radial thumb is excised. In a Wassel type 4, after the redundant thumb is excised, the remaining thumb is centralized and aligned, and the radial collateral ligament of the maintained thumb is reconstructed. Other types of radial polydactyly are more complicated and require more complex reconstructions.
AB - The spectrum that encompasses radial polydactyly can be categorized by the Wassel classification. Reconstruction of radial polydactyly depends on the size and quality of each of the thumbs. Most commonly, the ulnar thumb is larger and is maintained, whereas the smaller radial thumb is excised. In a Wassel type 4, after the redundant thumb is excised, the remaining thumb is centralized and aligned, and the radial collateral ligament of the maintained thumb is reconstructed. Other types of radial polydactyly are more complicated and require more complex reconstructions.
KW - Duplicated thumb
KW - Radial polydactyly
KW - Reconstruction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33845674882&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/01.bth.0000236988.88911.4b
DO - 10.1097/01.bth.0000236988.88911.4b
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17159486
AN - SCOPUS:33845674882
SN - 1089-3393
VL - 10
SP - 265
EP - 270
JO - Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
JF - Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
IS - 4
ER -