Maedhros was bound by his wrist, tightly enough that his full weight was not sufficient to pull his hand through. Cutting off the thumb couldn't have made much difference.
Also, being that Fingon was sitting on a hovering eagle at the time, it would probably have been difficult to only hit the thumb without taking several fingers.
[ January 08, 2002: Message edited by: Inziladun ]
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