Lower limb orthotic management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A literature review

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 111-119

  Stevens, Phillip M ^a  

^a Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics   (United States)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Lower limb; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749834992     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008526-200610000-00005     Document Type: Review

References (56)

1. Sussman M. Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2002;10(2):138-151.
2. Do T. Orthopedic management of the muscular dystrophies. Curr Opin Pediatr 2002;14(1):50-53.
3. Siegel IM. The management of muscular dystrophy: a clinical review. Muscle Nerve 1978;1(6):453-460.
4. Brooke MH, Fenichel GM, Griggs RC, et al. Duchenne muscular dystrophy: patterns of clinical progression and defects of supportive therapy. Neurology 1989;39(4):475-481.
5. Sutherland DH, Olshen R, Cooper L, et al. The pathomechanics of gait in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1981;23(1):3-22.
6. Hsu JD, Furumasu J. Gait and posture changes in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy child. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1993;288:122-125.
7. Gardner-Medwin D. Management of muscular dystrophy. Physiotherapy 1977;62(2):46-51.
8. Moosa A. Muscular dystrophy in childhood. Dev Med Child Neurol 1974;16:97-111.
9. Read L, Galasko CS. Delay in diagnosing Duchenne muscular dystrophy in orthopaedic clinics. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1986;68:481-482.
10. McDonald CM. Limb contractures in progressive neuromuscular disease and the role of stretching, orthotics, and surgery. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 1998;9(1):187-211.
11. Scott OM, Hyde SA, Goddard C, Dubowitz V. Quantitation of muscle function in children: a prospective study in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve 1982;5(4):291-301.
12. Archibald KC, Vignos PJ A study of contractures in muscular dystrophy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1959;40(4):150-157.
13. Siegel IM. Pathomechanics of stance in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1972;53(9):403-406.
14. Bowker JH, Halpin PJ. Factors determining success in reambulation of the child with progressive muscular dystrophy. Orthop Clin North Am 1978;9:431-436.
15. Gardner-Medwin D. Controversies about Duchenne muscular dystrophy (2). Bracing for ambulation. Dev Med Child Neurol 1979;21(5):659-662.
16. Smith SE, Green NE, Cole RJ, et al. Prolongation of ambulation in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy by subcutaneous lower limb tenotomy. J Pediatr Orthop 1993;13(3):336-340.
17. Khodadadeh S, McClelland MR, Patrick JH, et al. Knee moments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Lancet 1986;2:544-545.
18. Spencer GE, Vignos PJ. Bracing for ambulation in childhood progressive muscular dystrophy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1962;44:234-242.
19. Williams EA, Read L, Ellis A, et al. The management of equinus deformity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1984;66(4):456-450.
20. Dubowitz V. Analysis of neuromuscular disease. Physiotherapy 1977;62(2):38-45.
21. Scott OM, Hyde SA, Goddard C, Dubowitz V. Prevention of deformity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A prospective study of passive stretching and splintage. Physiotherapy 1981;67(6):177-180.
22. Thompson N, Robb SA. The orthotic management of gait pathology in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Physiotherapy 1995;81:459-460.
23. Childers MK, Okamura CS, Bogan DJ, et al. Eccentric contraction injury in dystrophic canine muscle. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002;83(11):1572-1578.
24. Allen DG. Eccentric muscle damage: mechanism of early reduction of force. Acta Physiol Scand 2001;171(3):311-319.
25. Edwards RH, Newham DJ, Jones DA, Chapman SJ. Role of mechanical damage in pathogenesis of proximal myopathy in man. Lancet 1984;1(8376):548-552.
26. Vignos PJ. Management of musculoskeletal complications in neuromuscular disease: limb contractures and the role of stretching, bracing and surgery. Phys Med Rehabil: State of the Art Rev 1988;2:509-536.
27. Fowler WM Jr. Rehabilitation management of muscular dystrophy and related disorders: II. Comprehensive care. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1982;63:322-328.
28. Seeger BR, Caudry DJ, Little JD. Progression of equinus deformity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1985;66(5):286-288.
29. Hyde SA, Filytrup I, Glent S, et al. A randomized comparative study of two methods for controlling Tendo Achilles contractures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord 2000:10(4-5):257-263.
30. Vignos PJ, Archibald KC. Maintenance of ambulation in childhood muscular dystrophy. J Chron Dis 1960;12:273-290.
31. Vignos PJ, Wagner MB, Kaplan JS, Spencer GE. Predicting success of reambulation in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1983;65(6):719-728.
32. Spencer GE Orthopedic care of progressive muscular dystrophy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1967;49(6):1201-1204.
33. Roy L, Gibson DA. Psuedohypertrophic muscular dystrophy and its surgical management: review of 30 patients. Can J Surg 1970;13(1):13-21.
34. Siegel IM, Miller JE, Ray RD. Subcutaneous lower limb tenotomy in the treatment of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy. Description of technique and presentation of twenty-one cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1968;50(7):1437-1443.
35. Ziter FA, Allsop KG. The value of orthoses for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Phys Ther 1979;59:1361-1365.
36. Siegel IM. Maintenance of ambulation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The role of the orthopedic surgeon. Clin Pediatr 1980;19(6):383-388.
37. Miller G, Dunn N. An outline of the management and prognosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Western Australia. Aust Paediatr J 1982;18(4):277-282.
38. Miller GM, Hsu JD, Hoffer MM, Rentfro R. Posterior tibial transfer: a review of the literature and analysis of 74 procedures. J Pediatr Orthop 1982;2:363-370.
39. Heckmatt JZ, Dubowitz V, Hyde SA, et al. Prolongation of walking in Duchenne muscular dystrophy with lightweight orthoses: review of 57 case. Dev Med Child Neurol 1985;27(2):149-152.
40. Vignos PJ, Wagner MB, Karlinchak B, Katirji B. Evaluation of a program for long-term treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Experience at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1996;78(12):1844-1852.
41. Scher DM, Mubarak SJ. Surgical prevention of foot deformity in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Pediatr Orthop 2002;22(3):384-391.
42. Green NE. The orthopaedic care of children with muscular dystrophy. Instr Course Lect 1988;37:267-274.
43. Aicardi J. The future of clinical child neurology. J Child Neurol 1987;2:152-159.
44. Rodillo EB, Fernandez-Bermejo E, Heckmatt JZ, Dubowitz V. Prevention of rapidly progressive scoliosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy by prolongation of walking with orthoses. J Child Neurol 1988;3:269-274.
45. Hsu JD, Jackson R. Treatment of symptomatic foot and ankle deformities in the nonambulatory neuromuscular patient. Foot Ankle 1985;5(5):238-244.
46. Leitch KK, Raza N, Biggar D, et al. Should foot surgery be performed for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy? J Pediatr Orthop 2005;25(1):95-97.
47. Drachman DB, Toyka KV, Myer E. Prednisone in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Lancet 1974;2:1409-1412.
48. Siegel IM, Miller JE, Ray RD. Failure of corticosteroid in the treatment of Duchenne (pseudohypertrophic) muscular dystrophy: report of a clinically matched three year double-blind study. Ill Med J 1974;145:32-36.
49. Wong BL, Christopher C. Corticosteroids in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a reappraisal. J Child Neurol 2002;17(3):183-190.
50. DeSilva S, Drachman DB, Mellits D. Prednisone treatment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: long term benefit. Arch Neurol 1987;44:818-822.
51. Angelini C, Pegoraro E, Turella E. Deflazacort in Duchenne dystrophy: study of long-term effect. Muscle Nerve 1994;17:386-391.
52. Larson CM, Henderson RC. Bone mineral density and fractures in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Pediatr Orthop 2000;20:71-74.
53. Hsu JD Skeletal changes in children with neuromuscular disorders. In: Alan R, ed. Factors and Mechanisms Influence Bone Growth. New York: Liss; 1982;553-557.
54. Gray B, Hsu JD, Furumasu J. Fractures caused by falling from a wheelchair in patients with neuromuscular disease. Dev Med Child Neurol 1992;34:589-592.
55. Cotton SM, Voudouris NJ, Greenwood KM. Association between intellectual functioning and age in children and young adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: further results from a meta-analysis. Dev Med Child Neurol 2005;47(4):257-265.
56. Sollee ND, Latham EE, Kindlon DJ, Bresnan MJ. Neuropsychological impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 1985;7(5):486-496.