I have blogged many times on arthrogryposis as can be seen HERE. Our goal as upper extremity (hand) surgeons is to use therapy and surgery to improve function. The real purpose of our interventions is to allow independent function such as eating, writing, toileting, etc. There are a series of surgeries which we have found helpful […]
Diagnosing Distal Arthrogryposis
Making the Diagnosis and Maximizing Function Arthrogryposis is a challenging disorder although, thankfully, our understanding about it has grown over the last 10 years. Previous Blog Posts and Great site While there are many thousands of subtypes of arthrogryposis (and several names with some differences, including the commonly used amyoplasia), basic treatment options are increasingly accepted. We now […]