K S de Boer1, P M Rozing, J H Arendzen. 1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. K.S.de_Boer@LUMC.nl
Abstract
SUBJECTS: A 20-year-old woman, known to have cerebral palsy and a spastic hemiparesis, suffered from frequent (up to 20 times a day) and painful posterior dislocation of the affected shoulder. INTERVENTIONS: For the last two years we have treated her with injections with botulinum toxin A (100 U Botox) in the M. subscapularis. RESULTS: Pain and dislocation rate have improved substantially.
SUBJECTS: A 20-year-old woman, known to have cerebral palsy and a spastic hemiparesis, suffered from frequent (up to 20 times a day) and painful posterior dislocation of the affected shoulder. INTERVENTIONS: For the last two years we have treated her with injections with botulinum toxin A (100 U Botox) in the M. subscapularis. RESULTS:Pain and dislocation rate have improved substantially.