Surgery for cerebral palsy: Part 2. Flexion deformity of the wrist and fingers.
34 children with cerebral palsy had operations to correct flexion deformities of the wrist and fingers. 30 out of 34 patients were improved functionally and cosmetically. Zancolli's classification provides sound guidelines on which to base surgical decisions.
Tonkin
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Hand and Microsurgery Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Gschwind
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014953:Wrist