Case Reports
Treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis with external ilizarov fixator
E. Bilavsky, Z. Horesh, J. Amir, E. Bar-On, L. Harel
CER3150
2007 Vol.25, N°5
PI 0763, PF 0765
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PMID: 18078630 [PubMed]
Abstract
Calcinosis is a devastating complication of juvenile dermatomyositis and a challenging therapeutic problem. We report the use of an external Ilizarov fixator for the treatment of Achilles tendon calcinosis causing severe disability in a young girl with juvenile dermatomyositis.
