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ArticleThe Journal of hand surgery, European volume2019

Triphalangeal thumb: clinical features and treatment.

Steven E R Hovius, Jacob W P Potuijt, Christianne A van Nieuwenhoven

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Article in The Journal of hand surgery, European volume, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Surgical Reconstruction for the Triphalangeal Thumb.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023
    Article
  3. It all begins with the phenotype.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2020
    Article
  4. Congenital thumb differences- current concepts.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Steven E R Hovius1 Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jacob W P Potuijt1 Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Christianne A van Nieuwenhoven1 Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triphalangeal thumb is a rare congenital anomaly in which the thumb has three phalanges. Clinical presentation of triphalangeal thumb can vary considerably and can be present in both hands or unilateral. The thumb can be long with a finger-like appearance. The presence of clinodactyly depends on the shape of the extra phalanx varying from wedge-shaped to rectangular. Various joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons of the first ray can be hypoplastic or absent, with varying degrees of stiffness or instability. The aim of surgical treatment is to reconstruct or correct the anatomic anomalies to obtain greater function and a more acceptable appearance. In our series, operations varied from removal of the delta phalanx with ligament reconstruction to multiple osteotomies and rebalancing of soft tissues. Results in these often complex cases can be rewarding if the surgeon has sufficient knowledge of the underlying anatomic differences. This review summarizes our current concepts of presentation and management of the triphalangeal thumb.

Indexed as

Age FactorsHand Deformities, CongenitalHumansMuscle, SkeletalOrthopedic ProceduresPostoperative CareThumbCongenital handreconstructiontriphalangeal thumb

Identifiers

PMID30223699
PMCPMC6297898
OpenAlexW2891132269

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