Surgery of the spastic hand in cerebral palsy: Improvement in stereognosis and hand function after surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 334-339

  Dahlin, L B ^a   Komoto Tufvesson, Y ^a   Salgeback S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SPASTICITY; WRIST;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TOUCH; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0031862643     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80053-3     Document Type: Article

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