Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii (Sep 2013)

Manifestations of undifferetiated connective tissue dysplasia in children with cerebral palsy

  • V. A. Tupikov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21823/2311-2905-2013--3-51-56
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 3
pp. 51 – 56

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Objective - to reveal the phenotypic features of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia in the form of dysplastic syndrome. Material and methods. The study included 477 children (240 boys and 237 girls) with cerebral palsy (CP) aged from 1 year to 17. The control group consisted of 134 healthy children (70 boys and 64 girls) aged from 2 to 16. For verification of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia international phenotypic Glesby scale, Abakumova scale and Kadurina and Gorbunova scale were applied. Results. Depending on used criteria, the clinical signs of dysplastic syndrome were found in 77,3-80,9% of children with cerebral palsy compared with 14,2-15,7% in the control group. There were statistically highly significant (p

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