EXAMINATION OF HAND FUNCTION AFTER POLLICIZATION USING INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH

We analyzed the results of 63 pollicizations to 51 children with congenital and posttraumatic pathology of the hand with the age from 6 months till 18 years old. To examine the hand function before and after pollicization we used International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Authors determined criteria and analyzed the ability to live restrictions before and after pollicization. The carried out analysis has shown that before operative treatment in most cases (94%) patients had heavy and absolute difficulties of infringement of function of force of the hand isolated muscles and muscular groups, infringement of change of structure and difficulty of hand use. At an estimation of the remote pollicization results positive outcomes have been reached at 49 (96%) patients from 51. Formation of bilateral pinch possibility at patients kept only easy and moderate difficulties of infringement of function of the hand