creators_name: Taksande, AM
creators_name: Vilhekar, KY
creators_name: Kumar, Arvind
creators_id: amar_bharti2000@yahoo.co.uk
editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas
editors_id: Kakkilaya BS
type: journale
datestamp: 2010-09-13 03:55:54
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:41
metadata_visibility: show
title: Arthrogryposis: A Rare Manifestation in Infant of Diabetic Mother
ispublished: pub
subjects: OJHAS
full_text_status: public
keywords: Infant of diabetic mother, Arthrogryposis, Lower limb
abstract: Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is characterized by non-progressive, multiple joint contractures present at birth. The major cause of arthrogryposis is fetal akinesia due to fetal abnormalities like neurogenic, muscle, connective tissue abnormalities or maternal disorders Here we report a rare case of arthrogryposis in infant of diabetic mother with multiple congenital anomalies.
date: 2009-11-15
date_type: published
publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
volume: 8
number: 3
publisher: Dr. BS Kakkilaya
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Taksande, AM and Vilhekar, KY and Kumar, Arvind  (2009) Arthrogryposis: A Rare Manifestation in Infant of Diabetic Mother.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/6960/1/2009-3-13.pdf