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- Title
Anesthesia in patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: a report of 10 patients.
- Authors
Jae Woong Jung; Burn Young Heo; Eun Jung Oh; Yang Hoon Chung
- Abstract
The article focuses on arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC), a clinical syndrome and informs about anesthetic care given to patients suffering from AMC for the correction of musculoskeletal deformities. It mentions symptoms related to AMC such as persistent joint contractures with generalized muscle wasting. It reports on the finding of research study which include decreased mandibular opening, micrognathia, a high arched palate, and deficient musculature of the orofacial complex.
- Subjects
ARTHROGRYPOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases; MICROGNATHIA; ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT of musculoskeletal system diseases; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014, Vol 67, pS89
- ISSN
2005-6419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4097/kjae.2014.67.S.S89