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8245209

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
Focal scleroderma is a connective-tissue disorder manifested by fibrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Consequently, it may be associated with joint contractures, extremity deformity, and impairment of extremity function. It has a variable clinical course, with both remissions and recurrences. In resistant cases of extremity involvement, treatment considerations should include physical and occupational therapy, medical treatment, bracing, serial casting, and surgical intervention. We reviewed seven patients treated between 1960 and 1990 with significant joint contractures secondary to focal scleroderma. Serial casting was found to be useful for contractures about the wrist, knee, and ankle. Soft-tissue release was an effective treatment for contractures at the wrist, hip, and ankle. Knee disarticulation was performed on one patient with a severe knee-flexion contracture. Epiphysiodesis and femoral shortening osteotomy were effective treatments for leg-length equalization in a case of hemiatrophy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
784-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Focal scleroderma in children: an orthopaedic perspective.
pubmed:affiliation
Shriners Hospital, San Francisco, California.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports