title: Orthopaedic management of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
abstract: The role of orthopedic surgery in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is inherently controversial, opaque to most patients and many medical providers, and difficult to discern from available medical literature. Non-operative treatment is preferable, but for carefully selected patients, specific joint stabilization and nerve decompression procedures can provide symptomatic relief when conservative measures fail. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Ericson
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolman
mesh_terms: D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000601:surgery; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; joint stabilization; musculoskeletal treatment; nerve decompression; orthopedic surgery