Long-term patient satisfaction after reconstructive upper extremity surgery to improve arm-hand function in tetraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 903-908

  Jaspers Focks Feenstra, J H ^a   Snoek, G J ^a   Bongers Janssen, H M H ^b   Nene, A V ^a  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Het Roessingh   (Netherlands)

^b Adelante Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

reconstructive surgery; satisfaction; tetraplegia; upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051549095     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.21     Document Type: Article

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