Arthrogryposis in piglets

The hip in arthrogryposis.

PATHOLOGY Hip dislocation is seen in approximately 30 % of children with amyoplasia and approximately 50 % of these will be bilateral. TREATMENT Closed reduction is rarely successful. Open reduction is indicated for unilateral dislocations and for the majority of bilateral dislocations. Reduction is recommended via a medial approach. RESULTS A long-term satisfactory outcome can be achieved ...

The elbow in arthrogryposis.

Over 100 cases of arthrogryposis have been seen at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne in the past fifteen years and most of the patients are still under our care. This condition, which is characterised by multiple rigid joint deformities, occurs in families with an impeccable genetic background and there is no evidence of hereditary causation. The infants are born to young and older mot...

[arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita].

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (amyoplasia congenita) is an infrequent cause of’ severe crippling. Although it is often possible to alleviate tile grave disability which it cOtllrflOtlly causes, its rarity impedes the accumulation of enough clinical experience to establish guiditig principles and indications for surgical treatment. We have been able to examine fifty-two patients with this d...

First report on infectious necrotic enteritis in piglets in Iran

Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is a collective term applied to a very large number of different syndromes characterised by non-progressive, multiple joint contractures present at birth. [1, 2]The joints usually develop normally in early embryonic life but, as gestation progresses, movements are required to facilitate normal development. Where there are abnormalities that prevent this from o...