A holistic approach for severe flexion contracture of bilateral hip, knee, and ankle joints in a neglected patient with prolonged knee–chest positioning on extreme undernourishment: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Flexion contracture in the lower extremity is a common finding in the patient with neuromusculoskeletal disorders. However, severe cases due to prolonged immobilization in knee–chest position are rarely established and remain underreported. This condition is associated with high morbidit...

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Autores principales: Rahyussalim, Ahmad Jabir, Zufar, Muhammad Luqman Labib, Kurniwati, Tri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9128234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35610728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03439-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9128234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35610728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03439-y

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