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Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly

1976; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 47; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/17453677608991985

0001-6470

Ingjald Bjerkreim, Lars B. Skogland, Olav Trygstad,

Bone fractures and treatments

Five cases of congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) are reported. Three belong to the one family. CCA has often been mistaken for Marfan's disease and arthrogrypois multiplex. Because CCA has a more favourable prognosis, it is very important to be able to recognize this syndrome.