Longterm followup of hip and knee soft tissue release in juvenile chronic arthritis.
J Rheumatol
; 19(10): 1608-10, 1992 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-1464877
Longterm results of soft tissue release for hip and knee flexion deformity in 27 patients with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) were evaluated. A total of 53 tenotomies were reviewed: 22 hips and 31 knees. Mean age at surgery was 12.1 years, with a mean underlying disease duration of 6.3 years and a postoperative followup of 5 years. Patients were evaluated at 3-6 months, then at one, 3 and 5 years. Results showed a marked drop in flexion contracture and an improvement in joint range up to the first 3 years postsurgery, but beyond this period benefits achieved were gradually partially lost. Only 37% of patients were able to walk before surgery. At one year followup, 81% were able to do so. Soft tissue release thus seems a beneficial therapeutic alternative to preserve both alignment and function in hip and knee flexion deformity affecting patients with JCA.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artrite Juvenil
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Articulação do Quadril
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Articulação do Joelho
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Rheumatol
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Canadá