Our thumbs

Adrian E. Flatt, MD, FRCS

From the George Truett James Orthopaedic Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Corresponding author: Adrian E. Flatt, MD, FRCS, George Truett James Orthopaedic Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75246.

Contents:

Origins
Descriptive anatomy
Functional anatomy
Care of the thumb
Surgical options
Birth defects
A new thumb affliction

(BUMC Proceedings 2002;15:380-387)