Barriers to Upper Extremity Reconstruction for Patients With Cerebral Palsy.
Scott N LoewensteinFrancisco Angulo-ParkerLava TimsinaJoshua AdkinsonPublished in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2020)
Surgeons and nonsurgeons differ in their views regarding upper extremity reconstructive surgery for CP. Barriers to reconstruction may be addressed by performing higher level research, implementing multispecialty educational outreach, developing objective referral criteria, increasing surgical remuneration, improving access to trained upper extremity surgeons, and implementing multidisciplinary CP clinics.