Neuromuscular disorders: a guide for the orthopaedic surgeon

Catriona Heaver, Simon Hill, Tracey Willis; Neuromuscular disorders: a guide for the orthopaedic surgeon, Orthopaedics and Trauma, doi:10.1016/j.mporth.2019.05.008

Patients with neuromuscular conditions are frequently seen in final professional clinical examinations as they have good clinical signs, which often point towards the underlying diagnosis. This paper outlines some of the most common neuromuscular disorders that you are likely to come across in orthopaedic practise.
Keywords: arthrogryposis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Friedreich's ataxia, hereditary sensory motor neuropathy, muscular dystrophy, neuromuscular conditions, poliomyelitis, spinal muscular atrophy

Neuromuscular disorders: a guide for the orthopaedic surgeon