[Surgical classification of the upper limb in tetraplegic patients]. / Classification chirurgicale du membre supérieur du tétraplégique.

ABSTRACT

The authors report the classification which they use in functional surgery of the upper limb in tetraplegics. They have adopted an international surgical classification and have added minor modifications which they justify. High, intermediate and low tetraplegias must be distinguished. They form homogeneous groups requiring different surgical modalities. They authors emphasise the schematic nature of this classification which can only be used as a guide for surgical indications, as each case must be assessed individually.