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Post-traumatic digital overgrowth.

M M Shibu·D Gault
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A case is reported of length discrepancy between the two thumbs in a 12-year-old girl following trauma to her left thumb twice before the age of 3 years. The distal phalanx of the left thumb overgrew by 5 mm. There was no functional disability and surgery was requested to improve the appearance.

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M M Shibu, D Gault. 1996. Post-traumatic digital overgrowth.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-7681(96)80118-5

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