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ArticleJournal of hand surgery global online2027

Use of a Medial Femoral Condyle Free Flap for Metacarpal Reconstruction of Type IIIC Congenital Thumb Hypoplasia.

Brooke E Allen, Natalie Pawlak, Alec C Smith, John A Tipps, Evelyn R Reed, Diala Burjak, Shaun D Mendenhall

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Article in Journal of hand surgery global online, 2027. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Brooke E AllenDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.
Natalie PawlakDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.
Alec C SmithDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.
John A TippsDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.
Evelyn R ReedDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.
Diala BurjakDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.
Shaun D MendenhallDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.

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Abstract

This is a case report of a 14-year-old girl with a Blauth Type IIIc hypoplastic thumb who underwent metacarpal reconstruction with a medial femoral condyle flap to preserve a five-digit hand. At the patient's 9-month follow-up, imaging demonstrated complete bone healing at both the first metacarpal recipient site and the donor site. At 17 months after surgery, the patient is satisfied with the appearance and improved function as she now has a stable post with a small amount of thumb abduction and adduction, with minimal donor site morbidity. The patient has elected not to undergo the planned second stage of opposition transfer, first webspace deepening, and tendon transfer for the time being, although these procedures may increase her function further. This case presents a novel application of the MFC flap to preserve a five-digit hand in a patient with congenital thumb hypoplasia, with minimal donor site morbidity.

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Congenital hand surgeryCongenital thumb hypoplasiaCongenital upper limb differencesMedial femoral condyle free flapMetacarpal reconstruction

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PMID42831063
PMCPMC13634529

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