Background Hand function limitations are common in all types of cerebral palsy (CP) secondary to wrist-flexion deformity and forearm pronation. Flexion posture of the wrist decreases the mechanical advantage of digital flexor tendons, causing weak grip, weak pinch, and precluding a normal visual feedback of the hand. The Green’s transfer using flexor carpi ulnaris to extensor carpi radialis brevis...
Background Hand function limitations are common in all types of cerebral palsy (CP) secondary to wrist-flexion deformity and forearm pronation. Flexion posture of the wrist decreases the mechanical advantage of digital flexor tendons, causing weak grip, weak pinch, and precluding a normal visual feedback of the hand. The Green’s transfer using flexor carpi ulnaris to extensor carpi radialis brevis...