TY - JOUR
T1 - Fractures in myopathies.
AU - Granata, C.
AU - Giannini, S.
AU - Villa, D.
AU - Bonfiglioli Stagni, S.
AU - Merlini, L.
PY - 1991/1
Y1 - 1991/1
N2 - The paper reports the results obtained in a study on the frequency of fractures in patients affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy, types II and type III; the patients were observed between 1974 and 1988 at the muscle clinic of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute. Out of a total of 238 cases, 36 (15.1%) reported one or more fractures during the follow-up period. For each fracture, age, functional capacity, the particular circumstances in which fractures occurred, site and type of fracture, medical treatment and consequences were all considered. A protocol for fracture prevention in neuromuscular patients is proposed, and suitable methods of treatment suggested.
AB - The paper reports the results obtained in a study on the frequency of fractures in patients affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy, types II and type III; the patients were observed between 1974 and 1988 at the muscle clinic of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute. Out of a total of 238 cases, 36 (15.1%) reported one or more fractures during the follow-up period. For each fracture, age, functional capacity, the particular circumstances in which fractures occurred, site and type of fracture, medical treatment and consequences were all considered. A protocol for fracture prevention in neuromuscular patients is proposed, and suitable methods of treatment suggested.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 1893785
AN - SCOPUS:0025986354
SN - 0009-4749
VL - 76
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - Chirurgia degli Organi di Movimento
JF - Chirurgia degli Organi di Movimento
IS - 1
ER -