Degenerative Changes in the Cervical Spine Are More Common in Middle-Aged Individuals with Thalidomide Embryopathy than in Healthy Controls.

BACKGROUND:Thalidomide was used as a sedative drug for pregnant women in the 1950-60:s and resulted in children born with thalidomide embryopathy (TE), including upper limb malformations. These may alter the motion pattern of the cervical spine by the use of head/shoulder and mouth grip. AIMS:To com...

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Main Authors: Shadi A Ghassemi Jahani, Aina Danielsson, Rana Ab-Fawaz, Hanna Hebelka, Barbro Danielson, Helena Brisby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4866686?pdf=render