What is Pollicization?


Pollicization

Through the pollicization procedure, the index finger is moved down on the hand into the thumb position and rotated into opposition to the other fingers.
Although the thumb is only one against the four fingers, it is functionally half of the hand. For a child with no other disabilities, the pollicized index finger can function as quickly and accurately as a thumb on a child born with all five digits.

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