title: Reconstructive hand surgery for quadriplegic persons.
abstract: Reconstructive hand surgery is one approach to restoring lost hand function in quadriplegic patients. This paper describes Craig Hospital's experience with the two-stage procedure for achieving active grasp and pinch for C7 spinal cord-injured patients. It describes the hand clinic, patient selection and education, the surgery itself, and postsurgical occupational therapy. It also includes follow-up results on all patients treated since the program's inception.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009068:Movement; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013709:Tendon Transfer