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Wheeless Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Amyoplasia (Visit this link)

musculoskeletal dz is characterized by congenital immobility of multiple joints.
- there may be as many as 10 to 20 specific arthrogrypotic disorders, all with similar joint manifestations;
- believed to be caused by oligohydrmnios & conditions limiting fetal movement;
- joint develops in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, but periarticular soft tissue structures become fibrotic, leading to development of an incomplete fibrous ankylosis;

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Added: Mon Dec 11 2006
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