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Neuromuscular Conditions of Childhood

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Paediatric Orthopaedics in Clinical Practice

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This chapter covers those conditions in which there are significant musculoskeletal consequences of neurological or muscular pathology. The topics covered are:

  • Cerebral palsy

  • Myelodysplasia (spina bifida)

  • Poliomyelitis

  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy

  • Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy

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  1. Paediatric and Young Adult Orthopaedic Unit, The Royal London and Barts and The London Children’s Hospitals, Barts Health, London, UK

    Mark (J.M.H.) Paterson FRCS

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  1. T&O SpR Percivall Pott Rotation, London, United Kingdom

    Nick A. Aresti

  2. Paediatric & Young Adult Orthopedic Unit, Royal London & London Children Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

    Manoj Ramachandran

  3. Paediatric &Young Adult Orthopaedic Unit, Royal London & London Children Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

    Mark (J.M.H.) Paterson

  4. Paediatric & Young Adult Orthopedic Unit, Royal London & London Children Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

    Matthew Barry

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Paterson, M.(. (2016). Neuromuscular Conditions of Childhood. In: Aresti, N., Ramachandran, M., Paterson, M., Barry, M. (eds) Paediatric Orthopaedics in Clinical Practice . In Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6769-3_3

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