TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of the upper extremity contracture/deformities
AU - Oishi, Scott N.
AU - Agranovich, Olga
AU - Pajardi, Giorgio E.
AU - Novelli, Chiara
AU - Baindurashvili, Alexey G.
AU - Trofimova, Svetlana I.
AU - Abdel-Ghani, Hisham
AU - Kochenova, Evgenia
AU - Prosperpio, Giulietta
AU - Jester, Andrea
AU - Yilmaz, Güney
AU - Şenaran, Hakan
AU - Kose, Oksana
AU - Butler, Lesley
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita have a characteristic upper extremity resting posture consisting of internal rotation of the shoulders, elbow extension, flexed wrists, thumb-in palm deformities, and variable degrees of finger contractures. Treatment of these patients is aimed at improving independence and performance of activities of daily living. Although each area needs to be assessed independently for the most appropriate surgical procedure, often multiple areas can be addressed at the same operative setting. This limits the number of anesthetic exposures and cast immobilization time. The following is a synopsis of treatment strategies presented at the second international symposium on Arthrogryposis which took place in St Petersburg in September 2014.
AB - Patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita have a characteristic upper extremity resting posture consisting of internal rotation of the shoulders, elbow extension, flexed wrists, thumb-in palm deformities, and variable degrees of finger contractures. Treatment of these patients is aimed at improving independence and performance of activities of daily living. Although each area needs to be assessed independently for the most appropriate surgical procedure, often multiple areas can be addressed at the same operative setting. This limits the number of anesthetic exposures and cast immobilization time. The following is a synopsis of treatment strategies presented at the second international symposium on Arthrogryposis which took place in St Petersburg in September 2014.
KW - Amyoplasia
KW - Arthrogryposis
KW - Arthrogryposis multiplex congenital
KW - Congenital contracture syndromes
KW - Distal arthrogryposis
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U2 - 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001002
DO - 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001002
M3 - Article
C2 - 28594687
AN - SCOPUS:85020935059
SN - 0271-6798
VL - 37
SP - S9-S15
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
IS - 5
ER -