Orthopaedic management of XXXX . Long-term follow-up.

@entity1 @entity6 @entity1635 @entity530 @entity572 @entity1159 @entity7687 @entity85 @entity10145
Twenty-two @entity1 with @entity10145 were treated at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled @entity1 , Chicago Unit, from 1953 to 1979. At the time of this study, ten of the @entity1 were skeletally mature after an average follow-up of 24.1 years. Two @entity1 had died, twelve could be examined, and eight who were unable to return for examination responded to a questionnaire. Eleven of the @entity1 had @entity6 mothers. Of the orthopaedic problems in these @entity1 , knee-flexion @entity1159 with popliteal webbing were the most difficult to correct. These deformities varied in severity with the level of the agenesis and the resulting loss of motor power. Other problems were dislocations and flexions @entity1159 of the @entity572 , @entity1635 , @entity85 of the foot, and instability at the spinal-pelvic junction. When there was inadequate quadriceps function it was difficult to correct knee-flexion @entity1159 and to prevent them from recurring. For severe @entity85 , @entity7687 and prosthetic fitting were the most effective treatment. @entity530 was not a problem in eighteen of the twenty surviving @entity1 . Unreduced dislocated @entity572 also did not cause any problems.
