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ArticleJournal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B2019

Outcome of hand surgery in children with spasticity - a 9-year follow-up study.

Eva Pontén, Ferdinand von Walden, Catarina Lenke-Ekholm, Britt-Marie Zethraeus, Ann-Christin Eliasson

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Article in Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eva PonténDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet.
Ferdinand von WaldenDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet.
Catarina Lenke-EkholmPediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Britt-Marie ZethraeusDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet.
Ann-Christin EliassonDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet.
Karolinska Institutet · SEGTx (United States) · USKarolinska University Hospital · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether short-term positive effects on bimanual function after surgery of the paretic arm in cerebral palsy are maintained long term. Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) and active range of motion was tested before surgery and at 7 month and 9-year follow-up (n=18). AHA improved significantly from 50 to 52 U at 7 months, but was not different from before surgery at the 9-year follow-up, 49 U. Surgery of wrist and elbow flexors significantly improved active extension. Improvement in wrist and elbow extension was maintained at the 9-year follow-up, but usefulness of the hand measured with AHA had returned to the same level as before surgery.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultBotulinum Toxins, Type ACerebral PalsyChildElbow JointFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHandHand StrengthHemiplegiaHumansMaleMuscle SpasticityRange of Motion, ArticularThumbBotulinum Toxins, Type A

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PMID30768582
PMCPMC6553991
OpenAlexW2916599660

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