Brachialis muscle transfer to the forearm for the treatment of deformities in spastic cerebral palsy

Ozkan T., Bicer A., Aydin H. U., Tuncer S., Aydın A. F., Hosbay Z. Y.

JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-EUROPEAN VOLUME, sa.1, ss.14-21, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1753193412444400
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-EUROPEAN VOLUME
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.14-21
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The use of the brachialis muscle for tendon transfers in cerebral palsy has not been described previously. In this study, the brachialis muscle was used for transfer in 11 patients with spastic cerebral palsy for the restoration of forearm supination, wrist extension, or finger extension.