Shriners Hospitals for Children, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2019 Sep;181(3):273-276. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31741. Epub 2019 Aug 31.
This Special Issue on Interdisciplinary Care in Arthrogryposis highlights a collection of articles spanning topics in interdisciplinary care, genetic discoveries, and clinical research. An international group of clinicians and researchers from various backgrounds who attended the "3rd International Symposium on Arthrogryposis", held in Philadelphia, September 24-26, 2018, were invited to contribute to this issue. The goal of the 2018 Symposium and of this Special Issue is to provide momentum to advancing evidence-based practice and research in arthrogryposis, by working collaboratively with adults and families of children with arthrogryposis, clinicians, and researchers. The contents of this issue cover a range of topics from defining and classifying arthrogryposis multiplex congenita to early detection, rehabilitation, and orthopedic management, advances in genetic pathways, patient registries, autopsy guidelines, and research findings in the pediatric and adult populations with arthrogryposis. We hope that this issue provides an overview as well as new knowledge on arthrogryposis to generate more conversations at the international level, and advance care and research for individuals with arthrogryposis.
本关节挛缩症多学科治疗特刊重点介绍了一系列涵盖多学科治疗、遗传发现和临床研究主题的文章。2018 年 9 月 24 日至 26 日，来自不同背景的国际临床医生和研究人员参加了在费城举行的第三届关节挛缩症国际研讨会，他们应邀为本特刊撰稿。2018 年研讨会和本特刊的目标是通过与关节挛缩症患儿的成人和家庭、临床医生和研究人员合作，为推进关节挛缩症循证实践和研究提供动力。本期特刊的内容涵盖了从定义和分类多发性先天性关节挛缩症到早期检测、康复和矫形管理、遗传途径的进展、患者登记处、尸检指南以及儿科和成人关节挛缩症人群的研究结果等一系列主题。我们希望本特刊能提供关节挛缩症的概述和新知识，以在国际层面引发更多的讨论，并为关节挛缩症患者的治疗和研究提供帮助。
