Open AccessArthrogryposis multiplex congenita: An anesthetic challenge
Author(s) -
Vinayak Seenappa Pujari,
Shivakumar Shivanna,
Tejesh C Anandaswamy,
AC Manjunath
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.103380
Subject(s) - arthrogryposis multiplex congenita , arthrogryposis , medicine , anesthesia , anesthetic , contracture , surgery
Children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita often require multiple orthopedic corrective procedures. We present a case of a child with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita posted for contracture release of both lower limbs that were successfully managed with total intravenous anesthesia and caudal epidural analgesia with Bupernorphine as an additive.