title: Pediatric rehabilitation. 5. Joint and connective tissue diseases.
abstract: This self-directed learning module presents pertinent information about rehabilitation management of specific joint and connective tissue diseases affecting children. This section highlights juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Lyme disease, rheumatic fever, hemophilia, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and other forms of arthritis. It is a section of the chapter of pediatric rehabilitation for the Self-Directed Medical Knowledge Program Study Guide for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis 55455.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Dykstra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badell
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Easton
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Noll
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Perrin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*