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[Apert Syndrome--orthopedic aspects and treatment outcome]
W Manikowski1, M Jozwiak, M Glowacki
1Kliniki Chirurgii Reki Instytutu Ortopedii i Rehabilitacji Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu.
Chirurgia Narzadow Ruchu I Ortopedia Polska
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Several years follow up of 3 patients aged from 4 to 14 years with acrocephalosyndactyly of Apert Syndrome type is described. Functional evaluation of the hands was performed before the onset and after completion of treatment. Psychological tests run since the beginning of treatment were analyzed. In all cases remarkable improvement of function and shape was achieved, but progressive bony changes within phalanges negatively influence all over results.