Orthopedic Management of Patients with Pompe Disease: A Retrospective Case Series of 8 Patients

Introduction. Pompe disease (PD), a lysosomal storage disease as well as a neuromuscular disorder, is a rare disease marked by progressive muscle weakness. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in recent years allowed longer survival but brought new problems to the treatment of PD with increasing affecti...

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Main Authors: Gerrit Haaker, Jürgen Forst, Raimund Forst, Albert Fujak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/963861