Pollicization of Long Finger After Traumatic Amputation of Thumb and Index Finger

Garrett Wegerif; Venus Barlas; Barkat Ali; Gregory Borah

doi:10.7759/cureus.10760

Pollicization of Long Finger After Traumatic Amputation of Thumb and Index Finger

Cureus. 2020 Oct 1;12(10):e10760. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10760.

Authors

Garrett Wegerif¹, Venus Barlas², Barkat Ali¹, Gregory Borah¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA.
² Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.

Abstract

We present a 51-year-old male who sustained a traumatic amputation with a saw of the right thumb, index finger, and carpal bones back to the radius. The amputated digits were mangled and not suitable for replantation. We performed pollicization of the long finger which helped restore a more functional hand. In select situations, this reconstructive option has the advantages of being a single-stage procedure with limited donor site morbidity and no need for microsurgical anastomosis.

Keywords: digital amputation; pollicization; traumatic amputation.

Publication types

Case Reports