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ArticleCureus2024

Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita and the Importance of Orthoses: A Case Report.

Filipa Gouveia, Luisa Pinto, Duarte Santos Sousa, João Carvalho, Catarina Aguiar Branco

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Management of Lower-Extremity Deformity in Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congentia: A Narrative Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
    Review
  2. Transcriptional Changes Associated with Amyoplasia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Filipa GouveiaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, PRT.
Luisa PintoPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, PRT.
Duarte Santos SousaFamily Medicine, Unidade de Saúde Familiar Torrão, Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte, Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Tâmega III, Lousada, PRT.
João CarvalhoPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital da Prelada, Porto, PRT.
Catarina Aguiar BrancoPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, PRT.
Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a group of conditions characterized by multiple joint contractures. This rare disorder causes stiffness of joints, limiting the range of motion and negatively impacting activities of daily living (ADL). This case reports a 45-year-old male with AMC who was referred to physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR). He had a limited range of movement in multiple joints and global muscle weakness. However, ADL were feasible, including walking. The patient had an unsteady barefoot gait, causing claudication, which improved significantly with adapted shoes. The primary goal of treatment is to improve the quality of life (QoL), and proper management should be promptly initiated. AMC requires a multidisciplinary approach to care with three mainstays of treatment: rehabilitation, orthoses, and corrective surgeries. Patients should be followed up periodically by their family doctors, and PMR evaluations and rehabilitation should be provided as needed. An orthopedic surgery consultation may be required for surgical interventions to provide optimal outcomes and augment the QoL.

Indexed as

arthrogryposis multiplex congenitaclinical case reportmultidisciplinary care approachorthosesrehabilitation outcomes

Identifiers

PMID38481879
PMCPMC10933392
OpenAlexW4391735064

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