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Case Reports
. 1993 Aug;38(4):377-80.

[Forum: reconstruction of the traumatised thumb. Reconstruction of the amputated thumb by progressive lengthening of the 1st metacarpal using mini-fixator. Apropos of 2 clinical cases]

[Article in French]
A Kaba  1 , L M Peyroux, P Martinet, H Mathevon
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  • PMID: 8074430
Case Reports

[Forum: reconstruction of the traumatised thumb. Reconstruction of the amputated thumb by progressive lengthening of the 1st metacarpal using mini-fixator. Apropos of 2 clinical cases]

[Article in French]
A Kaba et al. Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 1993 Aug.

Abstract

The authors report two cases of reconstruction of a mutilated thumb by progressive elongation of the first metacarpal without the need for bone grafts, using a minifixation elongation device, which is very easy to use. It allows distraction which can be performed by the patient himself and adjustment to the desired length, up to 40 mm.

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