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A Case of a 5-Year-Old Boy with a Blauth Type IIIB Hypoplastic Thumb Reconstructed with a Nonvascularized, Hemilongitudinal Metatarsal Transfer
Joint Authors
Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki
Tada, Kaoru
Nakajima, Tadahiro
Nakada, Mika
Matsuta, Masashi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The treatment methods used for Blauth type IIIB hypoplastic thumbs are controversial.
We performed a nonvascularized, hemilongitudinal metatarsal bone transfer on a 5-year-old boy with a type IIIB hypoplastic thumb.
Despite the child’s age, the growth of the thumb was confirmed and the thumb had stabilized.
Moreover, growth disorder of the donor toe was not observed.
This method is relatively easy to perform.
And donor toe deformation can be prevented, because of the preservation of more than half of the metatarsal bone.
In our case, the patient was 5 years of age; nevertheless, the epiphyseal line was opened and the grafted metatarsal bone grew.
This method is useful in terms of its simplicity and prevention of postoperative complications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nakada, Mika& Tada, Kaoru& Nakajima, Tadahiro& Matsuta, Masashi& Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki. 2018. A Case of a 5-Year-Old Boy with a Blauth Type IIIB Hypoplastic Thumb Reconstructed with a Nonvascularized, Hemilongitudinal Metatarsal Transfer. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148110
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nakada, Mika…[et al.]. A Case of a 5-Year-Old Boy with a Blauth Type IIIB Hypoplastic Thumb Reconstructed with a Nonvascularized, Hemilongitudinal Metatarsal Transfer. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148110
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nakada, Mika& Tada, Kaoru& Nakajima, Tadahiro& Matsuta, Masashi& Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki. A Case of a 5-Year-Old Boy with a Blauth Type IIIB Hypoplastic Thumb Reconstructed with a Nonvascularized, Hemilongitudinal Metatarsal Transfer. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148110
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148110