%0 Journal Article %1 Makin1977 %A Makin, M. %D 1977 %J J Bone Joint Surg Am %K Arm; Arthrodesis; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Female; Humans; Ilium; Male; Para; Poliomyelitis; Transplantation, Autologous; Wrist Joint; lysis %N 3 %P 312--316 %T Wrist arthrodesis in paralyzed arms of children. %V 59 %X A new technique for fusion of the wrist in children six years old and older is described. An iliac graft is sandwiched in a coronal split in the radius and carpal bones. Thirty-four children, most of them suffering residual paralysis from poliomyelitis, were treated with this method. It was successful in thirty-two patients, and these children had improved function of the extremity. They were followed to maturity; shortening of the forearm averaged 4.1 centimeters.

@article{Makin1977, abstract = {A new technique for fusion of the wrist in children six years old and older is described. An iliac graft is sandwiched in a coronal split in the radius and carpal bones. Thirty-four children, most of them suffering residual paralysis from poliomyelitis, were treated with this method. It was successful in thirty-two patients, and these children had improved function of the extremity. They were followed to maturity; shortening of the forearm averaged 4.1 centimeters.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:45:11.000+0200}, author = {Makin, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25f91a34b16aad995c39e08318364df9d/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {a8eeb78670ea218ecac41d305c6ac6c2}, intrahash = {5f91a34b16aad995c39e08318364df9d}, journal = {J Bone Joint Surg Am}, keywords = {Arm; Arthrodesis; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Female; Humans; Ilium; Male; Para; Poliomyelitis; Transplantation, Autologous; Wrist Joint; lysis}, month = Apr, number = 3, pages = {312--316}, pmid = {849940}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:45:11.000+0200}, title = {Wrist arthrodesis in paralyzed arms of children.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 59, year = 1977 }