title: Total joint replacement in multiplex congenita contractures: a case report.
abstract: A 34-year-old man with multiplex congenita contractures underwent replacement of 2 hips and 1 knee. Even though a good range of movement was achieved at surgery and intensive physiotherapy, his joints returned to their preoperative status within 2 years. This outcome suggests that total joint replacement has little to offer the patient with multiplex congenita contractures who has immobile joints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001176:Arthrogryposis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012008:Recurrence; D017211:Treatment Failure