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

• Main Authors: Lena Svedberg, Bengt Herngren, Piotr Michno
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
• Series: Clinical Case Reports
• Subjects: late motor deterioration stage; physiotherapeutic interventions; reconstructive orthopedic surgery; Rett syndrome
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2013
• ISSN: 2050-0904

Key Clinical Message 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.