title: Treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis with external ilizarov fixator.
abstract: Calcinosis is a devastating complication of juvenile dermatomyositis and a challenging therapeutic problem. We report the use of an external Ilizarov fixator for the treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis causing severe disability in a young girl with juvenile dermatomyositis.
authors: Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bilavsky
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Horesh
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Amir
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bar-On
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Harel
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*