Thumb deformity in the spastic hand: Classification and surgical techniques

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-25

  Tonkin, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Joint stabilization; Tendon transfer; Thumb deformity; Thumb in palm

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PARENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB MALFORMATION;

EID: 0037354542     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130911-200303000-00005     Document Type: Review

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