Your Article Summary
See Latest ArticlesManagement of Neglected Joint Contractures
Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 03/15/07
Huckstep, Ronald L CMG, MD, FRCS, et al. - The treatment includes percutaneous correction of flexed hips, knees and equinus ankles and rotational osteotomy of the distal femur for severe knee contractures. Surgery is followed by simple cheap braces made out of local materials. These methods will usually allow early mobility, and in severe cases survival instead of early death
Related Articles
Joint contractures in the absence of inflammation may indicate mucopolysaccharidosis
Pediatric Rheumatology, 10/26/09
Relevance Score: 65%
Hand Washing, a Key Anti-Flu Strategy, Often Neglected by Health Care Workers
JAMA, 11/04/09
Relevance Score: 64%
Orthopedic management of spina bifida. Part I: hip, knee, and rotational deformities
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 10/28/09
Relevance Score: 64%
The Relationship Between Fractures and DXA Measures of BMD in the Distal Femur of Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy or Muscular Dystrophy
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 10/16/09
Relevance Score: 64%
Favorable Outcome of Juvenile Dermatomyositis Treated without Systemic Corticosteroids
The Journal of Pediatrics, 10/27/09
Relevance Score: 62%
Today in Foot and Ankle...keeping you current
Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email
Long-term outcome after supination-external rotation type-4 fractures of the ankle
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 12/02/09
Safety and hospital costs of Achilles tendon surgery: the serendipitous impact of a randomized clinical trial
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 12/02/09
Lengthening of the shortened first metatarsal after Wilsons osteotomy for hallux valgus
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 12/02/09
Today in Hip...keeping you current
Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email
Valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy with single-angled 130° plate fixation for fractures and non-unions of the femoral neck
International Orthopaedics, 12/02/09
Comparison of patient-reported outcomes between hip resurfacing and total hip replacement
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 12/02/09
The management of severe acetabular bone defects in revision hip arthroplasty using modular porous metal components
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 12/02/09
Today in Knee...keeping you current
Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email
Effect of hand packing versus cement gun pressurization on cement mantle in total knee arthroplasty
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 12/02/09
The Avon patellofemoral joint replacement
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 12/02/09
Can patellar tape reduce the patellar malalignment and pain associated with patellofemoral osteoarthritis
Arthritis Care and Research , 12/02/09
Today in Surgical Technique...keeping you current
Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email
Reduction of Acute Anterior Dislocations: A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing a New Technique with the Hippocratic and Kocher Methods
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 12/02/09
Pinning technique for shoulder fractures in adolescents: computer modelling of percutaneous pinning of proximal humeral fractures
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 12/02/09
Valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy with single-angled 130° plate fixation for fractures and non-unions of the femoral neck
International Orthopaedics, 12/02/09