Opinion/Feedback Congenital agenesis and acquired amputations of upper limb in children are a great traumatic experience in affected families. Patients, families and caregivers are then exposed to many functional and…
Objective The femur aplasia is a congenital developmental defect of the femur often associated with malformations of the pelvis and lower limb. There are all intermediaries between the short femur…
Objective Fibula hemimelia is a congenital malformation of the lower limbs that is associated to aplasia or hypoplasia of the fibula. This condition is characterized by knee valgus which tends…
Objective Fibular hemimelia or longitudinal fibular deficiency is the most frequent congenital malformation of lower limbs. It causes sometimes major limbs shortening. Different treatments could be considered depending on the…
Objective Traumatic lower limb amputation is rare in pediatric population, and surgeons always try limb salvage. But rarely, later amputation occurred when the traumatic limb is painful. It is a…
Opinion/Feedback Amputation of a limb is always perceived as a catastrophe. The principles underlying creation of a stump adapted to modern prosthetic fittings must be fully understood and the patient…
Opinion/Feedback Design of these hands (3D prints) are often driven by the desire to have a prosthesis as close as a “real hand”, both from an aesthetic and a functional…
Opinion/Feedback Our unit has been providing antenatal consultations for 30 years following the discovery of limb malformation with the fetus. Each of these consultations is specific and carried out by…
Objective The aim of this study is to examine depression in mothers of children with CP, with hypothesis to have an elevated risk of anxiety and depressive profile among mothers…
Objective In children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP), some studies have shown an improvement in manual function following a self-rehabilitation program by mirror therapy. However, adherence to this protocol has…
