Arthrodesis of the wrist with mini-fixators in infantile cerebral palsy.
The authors report the methods used and results obtained in the treatment of 12 cases of severe flexion deformity of the wrist in infantile cerebral palsy. They discuss the various surgical methods that have been proposed and describe an original method of wrist arthrodesis and its attendant advantages.
D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D003286:Contracture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*