1. Treatment of the Lower Extremity Contracture/Deformities.
- Author
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van Bosse HJP, Pontén E, Wada A, Agranovich OE, Kowalczyk B, Lebel E, Şenaran H, Derevianko DV, Vavilov MA, Petrova EV, Barsukov DB, Batkin SF, Eylon S, Kenis VM, Stepanova YV, Buklaev DS, Yilmaz G, Köse O, Trofimova SI, and Durgut F
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- Child, Preschool, Clubfoot surgery, Female, Hip Contracture surgery, Hip Joint abnormalities, Hip Joint surgery, Humans, Infant, Joint Dislocations surgery, Knee Joint abnormalities, Knee Joint surgery, Male, Syndrome, Arthrogryposis surgery, Arthroplasty methods, Contracture surgery, Muscle, Skeletal surgery
- Abstract
Lower extremity deformities of patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita present a wide spectrum of severity and deformity combinations. Treatment goals range from merely ensuring comfortable seating and shoe wear, to fully independent and active ambulation, but the overarching intention is to help realize the patient's greatest potential for independence and function. Treatment of hip and knee contractures and dislocations has become more interventional, whereas treatment of foot deformities has paradoxically become much less surgical. This article synopsizes the treatment strategies presented in September 2014 in Saint Petersburg, Russia at the second international symposium on arthrogryposis.
- Published
- 2017
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