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Background: Navajo Familial Neurogenic Arthropathy is a disease identified in Navajo children, primarily residing in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. To date, there are no reports in the orthopaedic literature regarding this disorder, particularly the clinical manifestations and treatment considerations.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective chart and radiographic review of 2 patients with Navajo familial neurogenic arthropathy.

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Cerebral palsy: physical activity and sport.

Curr Sports Med Rep

December 2006

Shriners Hospitals for Children Intermountain, Fairfax Road at Virginia Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, USA.

Physical activity and fitness are well recognized as essential to the health of able-bodied people, both young and old. The exact role of athletics and fitness in the lives of people with cerebral palsy is less well defined. In this review we examine the benefits of physical activity and athletics for people of all ages with cerebral palsy.

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