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How reconstructive surgery combined with physiotherapy for a painful nontraumatic patellar dislocation enabled a woman with Rett syndrome to become pain free and remain physically active: A case report.

Lena SvedbergBengt HerngrenPiotr Michno
Published in: Clinical case reports (2019)
The effects of orthopedic measures, with the exception of scoliosis surgery, are rarely described in individuals with Rett syndrome. In this case, treating a painful dislocation of the patella with combined orthopedic and physiotherapeutic measures enabled a woman with Rett syndrome to become pain free and remain physically active.
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