This video demonstrates the hand function immediately after spasticity surgery in a person with severe difficulties to open the hand. Note that the finger extensors now can overcome the resistence of finger flexors.
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Welcome to the homepage of the Swedish National Center for Reconstructive Hand Surgery in Tetraplegia. This homepage provides information about current strategies to improve hand and upper extremity function by surgery and postoperative training. With more than thirty years of history and nearly 800 operations in the field of reconstructive hand surgery in tetraplegia… [read more]
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The 12th Tetrahand World Congress was held at the Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil, Switzerland on 28-31 of August 2019.
Muscle of the month
January 2019
The Deltoid muscle is important for positioning of the arm and particularly moving it outward i.e., moving the arm away from the body. In C5-C6 spinal cord injuries, triceps function is frequently lost or weak. Triceps function can then be restored by transferring a portion of the Deltoid into the Triceps with little or no loss of Deltoid function. This is a well-established and secure operation to restore extension of the elbow.
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