Upper limb reconstruction in persons with tetraplegia Nonoperative management Indications Contraindications All persons with tetraplegia None, except for a really sick patient who is unable to tolerate any treatment Contracture…
Secondary brachial plexus surgery Nonoperative management Indications Contraindications Minimal functional deficits Motivated patient with available motors for transfer Stiff joints Unavailable motors for transfer Secondary brachial plexus surgery Physical/occupational therapy…
Fig. 1 This 5-week-old infant has his head tilted to the left and chin slightly rotated towards the right in the typical “cock robin” position that is characteristic of congenital…
Syndrome or association Characteristics Holt-Oram Heart defects, most commonly cardiac septal defects Thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome Thrombocytopenia present at birth (may require transfusions), but improves over time VACTERL association Vertebral…
Fig. 1 TRS passive infant terminal devices Fig. 2 Hosmer child passive hand Fig. 3 Livingskin custom glove restoration Voluntary opening terminal device : A voluntary opening (VO) terminal device…
Fig. 1 The six phases of throwing Assessment of Little League Shoulder Signs and Symptoms of Little League Shoulder The typical patient with little league shoulder is an overhead athlete…
Fig. 1 PA radiograph of a small finger metacarpal neck fracture in a 14-year-old boy after a fall onto the right hand Table 1 Distribution of pediatric hand fractures by…
Fig. 1 A child with amyoplasia demonstrating the characteristic facies with a hemangioma over the nasal bridge (a). The shoulders are often internally rotated with the elbows in extension and…
Fig. 1 (a–c) Photographs and radiograph of a 3-year-old boy who sustained a traumatic amputation of his left thumb Fig. 2 (a) Dissection of the first dorsal metatarsal artery (FDMA)…
