title: [The palliative surgical treatment of paralysis of the hand].
abstract: Restorative tendon transfer in upper limb palsy should be regarded as an important tool in hand surgery. An adequate planning and patient selection must be required, as well as several techniques can be used. Particularly, associated articular lesions must be detected and cured in the same time. Wrist extension palsies should be treated surgically with PT or LS transfer, whereas flexion palsies can be corrected with opportune balance in movements. Finger palsies can be treated with Zancolli's methods, including MP plasties and "lazos". Thumb palsies can be considered for extensor muscles transposition or reflexionplasties.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Plastica, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Colonna
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Longoni
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Pajardi
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Il trattamento palliativo chirurgico delle paralisi della mano.