Building an Interdisciplinary Clinic for Upper Extremity Reconstruction in Spinal Cord Injury: The Montreal TetraHand Experience
Building a successful TetraHand program requires the recruitment of a dedicated interdisciplinary team including hand surgeons, physiatrists, therapists, the establishment of a vast referral network, and a targeted clinical strategy to address barriers to providing care for the complex SCI population. This interdisciplinary clinical model has led to a significant increase in operative volumes and referrals, enabling us to provide comprehensive UE reconstructive surgery for SCI patients.
Authors
- Elie Boghossian
- G. Jacquemin
- Philippe Ménard
- Catherine Dansereau
- Marion Lack
- Marie-Eve Lamarche
- Dominique Tremblay
- Josée Dubois
- Noah Oiknine
Institutions
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CA)
- Institut de Readaptation Gingras Lindsay de Montreal (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007399
- Primary Topic
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00