Limb Contractures in Progressive Neuromuscular Disease and the Role of Stretching, Orthotics, and Surgery - 06/07/18
Doi : 10.1016/S1047-9651(18)30286-9
Craig M. McDonald, MD ⁎
From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Pediatrics, and MDA Adult and Child Neuromuscular Disease Clinics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
*Address reprint requests to: Craig M. McDonald, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, U.C. Davis Medical Center, 4301 X Street, Room 2030, Sacramento, CA 95817.Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationU.C. Davis Medical Center4301 X Street, Room 2030SacramentoCA95817
Riassunto |
Limb contractures are common impairments in selected progressive neuromuscular disease (NMD) conditions and can lead to such increased disabilities as worsening motor performance, decreased mobility, loss of ADL skills, and pain. This article reviews the pathogenesis of joint contractures in NMD, the prevalence of specific contractures among many common NMD conditions, and the role of optimal positioning, stretching, upright ambulation, orthotics, and splinting, as well as surgery in the prevention and management of contractures.
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Vol 9 - N° 1
P. 187-211 - Febbraio 1998 Ritorno al numero
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