We applied the modified Orthofix LRS fixator to a total of 10 extremities in 7 patients. Four patients had arthrogryposis, and one patient each had sickle cell disease, previous knee sepsis, and ...

Knee flexion contractures are common in certain orthopaedic conditions, particularly in pediatric patients with arthrogryposis. [5] Significant contractures (30°) are difficult to brace and may ...

Joint contractures are a common complication of spinal cord injury (SCI), 1, 2, 3 and are characterized by limitations in the passive range of motion (ROM) of affected joints. 4, 5 Contractures limit ...

(Colorado Springs, Colo. Thursday, July 14 at 1:15 pm)—Young patients who undergo surgery for displaced tibial spine fractures and who had both an extension and flexion contracture, had 2.2 times the ...

PRAGUE — A team from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, U.S.A., found that performing a proximal femoral extension osteotomy was effective in cases of hip flexion contracture in ...

Young patients who undergo surgery for displaced tibial spine fractures and who had both an extension and flexion contracture, had 2.2 times the odds of having a complication compared to patients who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Focused quadriceps stretching can be used to increase flexion in hemophiliac patients who have undergone total ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully "online first" publication. Our publishing model–"continuous ...

What is Dupuytren’s disease? Why does it develop in some people and how strong is the hereditary component? Dupuytren’s disease is a progressive fibro-proliferative disorder in which normal fascial ...

IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...