Reconstruction of the upper extremity in tetraplegia: functional assessment, surgical procedures and rehabilitation

A Vanden Berghe; M Van Laere; S Hellings; M Vercauteren

doi:10.1038/sc.1991.14

Reconstruction of the upper extremity in tetraplegia: functional assessment, surgical procedures and rehabilitation

Paraplegia. 1991 Feb;29(2):103-12. doi: 10.1038/sc.1991.14.

Authors

A Vanden Berghe¹, M Van Laere, S Hellings, M Vercauteren

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.

PMID: 2023774
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1991.14

Abstract

The results of 22 procedures (8 for elbow extension, 14 for hand rehabilitation) on the upper limb in tetraplegia are reported. To evaluate the effect of surgery an objective hand function test is presented. The few complications after surgery must be attributed to the material used.

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living
Elbow / physiopathology
Elbow / surgery*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Hand / physiopathology
Hand / surgery*
Humans
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications
Postoperative Period
Quadriplegia / physiopathology
Quadriplegia / rehabilitation
Quadriplegia / surgery*