Treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis with external ilizarov fixator.
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.
Bilavsky
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Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Horesh
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Amir
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Bar-On
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Harel
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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*