title: Joint surgery in Ehlers-Danlos patients: results of a survey.
abstract: The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a rare, hereditary, connective-tissue disorder that results in increased laxity and poor soft-tissue healing. Surgical results and complications in these patients are not well documented in the literature. The goal of the present study was to survey patients with EDS who had surgery to the musculoskeletal system and document the results of surgery and complications. Forty-four patients with EDS were surveyed regarding the complications and results of surgical procedures to the shoulder, the elbow, the knee, or the ankle. Surgical procedures were performed for pain, instability, poor range of motion, or a combination of these, totaling 214 procedures. The population surveyed in the present study demonstrates that problems of surgical procedures in EDS may be high relative to other populations without connective-tissue disorders. More study is warranted in this patient population to validate the results in a larger cohort.
authors.affiliation: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doering
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States