Open AccessFUNDAMENTAL PRIORITIES IN POLLICISATION
Author(s) -
William F. White
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0968-7300
pISSN - 0301-620X
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.52b3.438
Subject(s) - thumb , simplicity , perfection , sensibility , computer science , function (biology) , position (finance) , medicine , epistemology , philosophy , political science , law , surgery , economics , finance , evolutionary biology , biology
1. A small series of fourteen pollicisations has been studied. 2. The keyword, so far as the operation is concerned, has been simplicity. 3. It has been appreciated that a transposed finger can never become a thumb, and it may not be wise to strive too har1d by means of transplants to emulate the perfection of the normal thumb, especially if this is done at the expense of one of the fundamental priorities. 4. Nevertheless, if sensibility, good position and proximal stability are achieved, pollicisation can provide a useful addition to hand function and a reasonably satisfactory appearance.