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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayVideo LaryngoscopeC-spineCareful PositioningAvoid SuccinylcholineHyperkalemiaParalytic SensitivitySkeletal Muscle WeaknessLocal Anesthetic SensitivityHypoxiaDifficult Vascular AccessJoint ContracturesLaryngospasm RiskRestrictive Lung Disease

Pathophysiology

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is not one disease but a shared endpoint: anything that stops a fetus moving in utero leaves the joints fixed in multiple congenital contractures. In the...

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