Treatment of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

Abstract

From 1926 to 1976, 23 cases of AMC admitted to our department. 11 cases of these were followed up and studied.
Residual defomities of upper extremities did not fully impair their ADL, but that of lower extremities remakably disturbed their walking ability.
Continuous manipulation from just after birth could valuablly improve the joint contracuture, but if stopped, the contructure inevitablly developped.
According to these results, the early systemic treatment should be necessary to obtain walking ability satisfactorily.