Surgical treatment of fixed flexion contractures in the hands of institutionalised patients

Surgical treatment of fixed flexion contractures in the hands of institutionalised patients

Three severely demented elderly patients had fixed flexion contractures of all fingers of one or both hands. This caused an unpleasant problem of hygiene and of nail ingrowth into the palm. A surgical solution to this problem is described, with good results.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of hand surgery, British volume British volume, 1991-11, Vol.16 (4), p.449-449
Hauptverfasser: Needoff, M., Moulton, A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Contracture - surgery
Dementia
Female
Finger Joint - surgery
Humans
Institutionalization
Male
Medical sciences
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Tendons - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Three severely demented elderly patients had fixed flexion contractures of all fingers of one or both hands. This caused an unpleasant problem of hygiene and of nail ingrowth into the palm. A surgical solution to this problem is described, with good results.
ISSN:0266-7681
1532-2211
DOI:10.1016/0266-7681(91)90025-J