The relation of patient satisfaction and functional and cosmetic outcome after correction of the wrist flexion deformity in cerebral palsy

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Libberecht, K ^a   Sabapathy, S R ^a   Bhardwaj, P ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Cosmetic outcome; Functional outcome; Patient satisfaction; Spasticity; Tendon transfer; Wrist flexion deformity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STEREOGNOSIS; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952824551     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193410384691     Document Type: Article

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