A case of thumb amputation at the interphalangeal joint and reconstruction by gradual lengthening of the proximal phalanx is described. As a result of the treatment the amputation stump was lengthened 2cms which means a 70 per cent increase of the original length of the proximal phalanx. The quality of sensibility of the stump has been preserved.
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