The Knee in Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
| Autor: | Soini Ryöppy, Jerker Södergård |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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musculoskeletal diseases 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Crutches Deformity medicine Humans Knee Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Child Gait Finland Muscle contracture Arthrogryposis 030222 orthopedics Braces Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita business.industry Ambulatory Status Infant General Medicine MUSCULAR IMBALANCE Hospitals Pediatric Surgery Radiography El Niño Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Primary treatment medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 10:177-180 |
| ISSN: | 0271-6798 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/01241398-199003000-00007 |
| Popis: | The functional, radiological, and ambulatory status of 30 patients (58 knees) with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) were analyzed after a follow-up of 1-36 years. The muscular imbalance presented in many of these patients corresponded well to the type of deformity. The primary treatment was nonoperative in most cases. In spite of the initial promising results, a significant number of patients underwent operation for residual symptoms. Treatment of flexion contractures seems to be more discouraging than the treatment of extension contractures. On the other hand, the risk for degenerative arthritis seemed to be elevated, especially in the extension-contracture group. |
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