Author's response to reviews Title: Arm rotated medially with supination - the ARMS deformity: Description of its surgical correction Authors:

Arm rotated medially with supination - the ARMS deformity: Description of its surgical correction

Background Patients who have suffered obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI) have a high incidence of musculoskeletal complications stemming from the initial nerve injury. The presence of muscle imbalances and contractures leads to typical bony changes affecting the shoulder, known collectively as the SHEAR (Scapular Hypoplasia, Elevation and Rotation) deformity. The SHEAR deformity commonly o...

Arm rotated medially with supination – the ARMS variant: description of its surgical correction

BACKGROUND Patients who have suffered obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI) have a high incidence of musculoskeletal complications stemming from the initial nerve injury. The presence of muscle imbalances and contractures leads to typical bony changes affecting the shoulder, including the SHEAR (Scapular Hypoplasia, Elevation and Rotation) deformity. The SHEAR deformity commonly occurs in con...

Management of idiopathic clubfoot by Ponseti’s method: a comparative clinical study on toddlers with radiological correlation

Clubfoot is defined as fixation of the foot in adduction, supination and varus. It is a deformity where the foot points downward with the toes and sole twisted inwards. Three bones the calcaneus, navicular, cuboid are medially rotated in relation to the talus. Idiopathic clubfoot is the commonest congenital deformity of foot. 1 The incidence is about 1:1000 live births with a sex ratio of 2:1sh...

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