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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hand Clin. 2016 May 21;32(3):417–421. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2016.03.012

Table 1.

Thumb hypoplasia classification of Blauth as modified by Manske.

Hypoplastic
Thumb
Classification
Type 1 Slightly small thumb
Type 2 Small thumb with
 Narrow first web space
 Unstable MCP joint
 Deficient thenar musculature
Type 3a Type II with
 Extrinsic tendon abnormalities
 Metacarpal hypoplasia
 Stable CMC joint
Type 3b Type II with
 Extrinsic tendon abnormalities
 Absent metacarpal base/ CMC instability
Type 4 Floating thumb
Type 5 Absent thumb