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Review
. 2009 Jul;91 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):40-6.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00281.

Arthrogryposis: a review and update

Michael Bamshad  1 , Ann E Van Heest, David Pleasure
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Review

Arthrogryposis: a review and update

Michael Bamshad et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Jul.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Types of congenital contractures.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Child with amyoplasia. In the upper extremity, the shoulders are internally rotated, the elbows are extended, the wrists are flexed and ulnarly deviated, the fingers are stiff, and the thumbs are positioned in the palm. In the lower limbs, the hips may be dislocated, the knees are extended, and the feet have severe equinovarus contractures.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Child with distal arthrogryposis type 2A (Freeman-Sheldon syndrome).
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