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In the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics September 2011 – Volume 31 Dr Miller of UCLA School of Medicine Sharp Medical Clinic, Chula Vista, CA Center For Children, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York and NY Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA discusses a study of Poliomyelitis in children which can cause paralysis of shoulder girdle muscles leading to a flail shoulder.
The article stated that shoulder arthrodesis is indicated as a possible treatment for these children in order to stabilize the shoulder. The retrospective study reviewed all shoulder arthrodesis surgeries that were due to complications of polio performed at a major medical institution. The interventions were performed between 1981 and 1996.
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