Orthopedic Approach to Spina Bifida
| Autor: | Ana C. Belzarena, Claudio Silveri, Roselle C. Okubo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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congenital
hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities 030222 orthopedics medicine.medical_specialty Spina bifida business.industry InformationSystems_INFORMATIONSTORAGEANDRETRIEVAL medicine.disease nervous system diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Orthopedic surgery Physical therapy medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g. dictionaries encyclopedias glossaries) |
| Popis: | Spina bifida is a common nervous system malformation and it encompasses a wide array of presentations with diverse orthopedic challenges. Manifestations of this disease can include dislocates hips, joint contractures, spine deformity such as scoliosis or kyphosis, clubfeet and limb rotational deformities. Additionally, many of these patients are non-ambulatory and prone to osteoporosis induced pathological fractures. The care of spina bifida patients is a challenging one, requiring many health care professionals from different areas to be working in conjunction. Nowadays, spina bifida patients live longer due to advances in health care and improving the quality of life of these patients is paramount. |
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