Measuring the aesthetic and functional outcome of pollicization

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2024 Apr 27:17531934241247280. doi: 10.1177/17531934241247280. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe retrospectively investigated the importance of aesthetics after pollicization in 12 pollicized thumbs in nine patients with current objective and subjective measurements. Subjective improvements in appearance and function correlated even though improvement of function was of greater importance.PMID:38676543 | DOI:10.1177/17531934241247280

Source: Hand Surgery - April 27, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Faramarz Torabi Tobias Laurell Source Type: research