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Review
. 2017 Mar;175(1):188-194.
doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31551. Epub 2017 Feb 13.

Orthopaedic management of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

William B Ericson Jr, Roger Wolman
Review

Orthopaedic management of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

William B Ericson Jr et al. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

The role of orthopedic surgery in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is inherently controversial, opaque to most patients and many medical providers, and difficult to discern from available medical literature. Non-operative treatment is preferable, but for carefully selected patients, specific joint stabilization and nerve decompression procedures can provide symptomatic relief when conservative measures fail. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; joint stabilization; musculoskeletal treatment; nerve decompression; orthopedic surgery.

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