Ortopedická protetika Praha sro - Společnost pro pojivové tkáně

EXPERIENCES WITH AMC
Dr. G. Sialm and C. Sialm
gsialm@bluewin.ch
This is a short report of a child with
arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
(AMC). The child suffers from multiple
contractures, especially the shoulders,
hips, knees and the ankles. According to
(5) multiple contractures occur one in
every 3’000 live births. The combination
of AMC and a severe scoliosis (about 57°
thoracal) is even rarer. Moreover, the
complete body was enormously rigid e.g.
the only possible movement was a superficial
breathing. Accordingly, sitting,
standing, walking and the possibility to
cycling was impossible. Today sitting, cycling
and standing is no longer an issue
and the child is able to make up to 10’000
steps within one day (step counter) with
a walker.
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