Triphalangeal Thumb: Case Report
10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.5.1141
- Author:
Young Sik LEE
;
Kyung Soo CHOI
;
Eu Sub CHOUNG
;
Young Kyu GONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Triphalangeal thumb;
Treatment
- MeSH:
Fingers;
Hand;
Osteotomy;
Thumb
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1987;22(5):1141-1146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thiphalangeal thumb is characterized by interposition of an extraphalanx between the two normal phalanges of the thumb. The extra-phalanx varies from a small triangular bone to a normal phalanx in what appears to be a thumbless five fingered hand. Triphalangeal thumbs are divided into three types and the treatment differs from associated anomalies and clinical features. We had a bilateral triphalangeal thumbs treated by closed wedge osteotomy to the extra-phalanx.
