[Possibilities of treatment of arthrogryposis]

The results of the treatment of 90 patients with arthrogryposis are resumed. The possibilities of the conservative treatment are discussed and on the basis of their experiences and the data of the literature the details of the surgical technique are given for each articulation. Besides conservative therapy 86 different surgical interventions have been performed on 21 patients. The treatment necessitates utmost care and good collaboration is necessary between the doctor and the patient, or the patients relatives, resp. The therapeutical program yields often after several years satisfactory result.