Treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis with external ilizarov fixator

Calcinosis is a devastating complication of juvenile dermatomyositis and a challenging therapeutic problem. We report the use of an external Ilizarov fixator for the treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis causing severe disability in a young girl with juvenile dermatomyositis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2007-09, Vol.25 (5), p.763-765
Hauptverfasser:	BILAVSKY, E, HORESH, Z, AMIR, J, BAR-ON, E, HAREL, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Achilles Tendon - surgery Biological and medical sciences Calcinosis - etiology Calcinosis - surgery Child, Preschool Dermatomyositis - complications Female Humans Ilizarov Technique Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Metals (hemochromatosis...) Musculoskeletal Diseases - etiology Musculoskeletal Diseases - surgery Orthopedic surgery Other metabolic disorders Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Calcinosis is a devastating complication of juvenile dermatomyositis and a challenging therapeutic problem. We report the use of an external Ilizarov fixator for the treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis causing severe disability in a young girl with juvenile dermatomyositis.
ISSN:	0392-856X 1593-098X