Skeletal Disorder

DJO UK Ltd (ENOVIS) is conducting this study to confirm the performance and safety of the Chattanooga Intelect® devices in real world use. This study will record post market clinical data on the use of a number of MDR-CE marked devices that are part of the Chattanooga Intelect® device family to ensure the continued acceptability of the benefit-risk ratio, and to identify possible systematic misuse or off-label use of the devices (Intelect® Mobile 2 Combo, Intelect® Mobile 2 Ultrasound, Intelect® Mobile 2 Electrotherapy (Stim), Intelect® Transport 2 Combo and Intelect® Transport 2 Ultrasound).

This 5-year project aims to (1) search for genetic causes for yet unsolved congenital skeletal disorders (GSDs); (2) study consequences of the newly identified pathogenic variants in cells and in transgenic mice, (3) summarize data on natural course and complications for different GSD groups. For patients with unsolved GSD, the investigators search for molecular causes of GSDs using whole genome sequencing (WGS) and total ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing. Candidate gene variants are selected using genome or transcriptome sequencing data, clinical findings and screening of omics databases. Causality of the new variants is studied in cells and in transgenic mice models. Molecular and clinical findings are summarized for different GSD groups.