Orthopaedic management of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
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چکیده
The role of orthopedic surgery in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is inherently controversial, opaque to most patients and many medical providers, and difficult to discern from available medical literature. Non-operative treatment is preferable, but for carefully selected patients, specific joint stabilization and nerve decompression procedures can provide symptomatic relief when conservative measures fail. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics
دوره 175 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017