“Arthrogryposis”  

    In our body, the nonprogressive congenital joint abnormality, Arthrogryposis is a combination of neurologic, muscular and connective tissue dis-orders that lead to limitations of joint mobility, contractures and rigidity, in which a newborn child has a persistent flexure or contracture of a joint, usually in a curved or crooked position, and usually painless, when affecting more than one joint it's called a arthrogryposis multiplex congenita.

Amyoplasia

    In our body, with Arthrogryposis, often the muscles around these joints are thin, weak, stiff or missing, with extra tissues formed around the joints, most contractures happen in the arms and the legs, sometimes occurring in the jaw and the spine.

In our body, with Arthrogryposis, is a feature of many other conditions, often with Amyoplasia.

Arthrogryposis Diagnosis

    In our body, diagnosis of Arthrogryposis is usually based on physical examination with characteristic deformities of upper and lower extremities, limited range of motion, clubfoot or hip dislocation, and is a feature of more then 150 different dis-orders (syndromes) with joint contractures as a part of their manifestations. *

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