Tenotomy of knee flexor muscles: restoration of walking in a patient with juvenile dermatomyositis and universal calcinosis complicated with severe joint contractures

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  • Carolina Duarte-Salazar Servicio de Reumatología.
  • Sergio Peralta-Cruz Servicio de Ortopedia Pediátrica.
  • Norma Marín-Arriaga Departamento de Radiología.
  • Concepción Guadalupe Santillán-Chapa Servicio de Rehabilitación Pediátrica.

Keywords:

Juvenile dermatomyositis, calcinosis universalis, tenotomy

Abstract

We report a case in a 10 year-old boy with juvenile dermatomyositis and calcinosis universalis
complicated with severe joint contractures; in which we performed knee flexor tenotomy to
revert disability to walk.

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2026-04-08

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Duarte-Salazar C, Peralta-Cruz S, Marín-Arriaga N, Santillán-Chapa CG. Tenotomy of knee flexor muscles: restoration of walking in a patient with juvenile dermatomyositis and universal calcinosis complicated with severe joint contractures. Invest. Discapacidad [Internet]. 2026 Apr. 8 [cited 2026 Apr. 8];2(3):131-4. Available from: https://dsm.inr.gob.mx/indiscap/index.php/INDISCAP/article/view/939

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2013)

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Case reports and case series

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