Treatment of Antecubital Pterygium in the Nail-Patella Syndrome

Treatment of Antecubital Pterygium in the Nail-Patella Syndrome

Antecubital pterygium is rare in the nail-patella syndrome but common in the multiple pterygium syndrome and aplasia of the trochlea. It is known that there is the rebound phenomenon after treatment of congenital joint contracture. We describe the poor functional results due to rapid recurrence of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric orthopaedics. B 1998-01, Vol.7 (1), p.27-31
Hauptverfasser: Song, Hae-Ryong, Cho, Se-Hyun, Koo, Kyung-Hoi, Jung, Soon-Taek, Shin, Hee-Suk
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Sprache:eng
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Child
Contracture - surgery
Elbow - abnormalities
Elbow - surgery
Female
Humans
Methods
Nail-Patella Syndrome - complications
Nail-Patella Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:Antecubital pterygium is rare in the nail-patella syndrome but common in the multiple pterygium syndrome and aplasia of the trochlea. It is known that there is the rebound phenomenon after treatment of congenital joint contracture. We describe the poor functional results due to rapid recurrence of the flexion contracture treated with the Ilizarov method for an antecubital pterygium in the nail-patella syndrome.
ISSN:1060-152X
1473-5865
DOI:10.1097/01202412-199801000-00004