Abstract

HOYOS SOTO, Valentina; CASTRILLON PALACIO, Sebastián Camilo; ORTIZ ORTEGA, Inés Nathaly  and  HENAO BONILLA, Julieta. Arthrogryposis in a high complexity hospital in Pereira city, Colombia . Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2014, vol.20, n.2, pp.121-124. ISSN 0122-0667.

Arthrogryposis is a rare clinical finding that consists in not progressive, congenital joint contractures that can be associated with other clinical entities, affecting 1 in 3000 live births. It is presented the case of a male patient aged 29, treated at a high complexity hospital in Pereira city, diagnosed a year old, as arthrogryposis. No medical specialty took full patient management. Instead of physiotherapy and splinting during his musculoskeletal growth, it was performed more than 14 surgeries to date. Currently has a joint functional limitation, generalized muscle atrophy, significant atrial fibrillation, myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve, chronically decreased mood and poor social and occupational inclusion. This article aims to guide the appropriate management of these cases, for patients with Artrogriposis may be diagnosed and treated promptly, and be an integral part of society

Keywords : arthrogryposis; congenital amyoplasia; contractures; infant newborn diseases; embryonic and fetal development.

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