The results of surgical treatment for pronation deformities of the forearm in cerebral palsy after a mean follow-up of 17.5 years

摘要

AimThis study evaluates the effects of three surgical procedures in the treatment of pronation deformities of the forearm in cerebral palsy patients; namely the transposition of pronator teres to extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle; and rerouting of the pronator teres muscle with or without pronator quadratus muscle myotomy.