The deformity index is a new radiological measurement of the degree of deformity of the femoral head in unilateral Perthes' disease. Its values represent a continuous outcome measure of deformity incorporating changes in femoral epiphyseal height and width compared with the unaffected side. The sphericity of the femoral head in 30 radiographs (ten normal and 20 from patients with Perthes' disea...

Dyschondrosteosis is a mesomelic form of short stature which occurs in conjunction with a characteristic wrist deformity. Madelung's deformity. A family with dyschondrosteosis had an affected father and two daughters. The affected females had dyschondrosteosis and Madelung's deformity, while the affected males had dyschondrosteosis, but no Madelung's deformity. All affected members had arthralg...

UNLABELLED The aim of the present study was to develop a novel effective surgical method to repair boutonniere deformity resulting from central slip rupture of finger extensor tendon. Currently, there are not standard methods available to treat boutonniere deformity. PATIENTS AND METHODS In the current study, 8 patients with boutonniere deformity on the left hand were included. All patients h...

The patient is a 39-year-old woman who presented nocturnal paresthesia lasting for 6 months on both hands, but predominantly right (dominant hand). She presented mechanical pain of both wrists, with a visual analog score (VAS) of 90/100. Upon examination, there was a solid tumor on the posterior side of both wrists (Fig. 1), painful limitation of extension of the wrist and supination, mainly on...

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis (OA) patients with extra-articular deformity is still challenging because angular deformity, canal sclerosis, or the retained hardware that precludes the use of the traditional intramedullary guide. In addition, atypical bone cut for intra-articular correction leads to imbalanced soft tissue gap. Furthermore, corrective osteotomy should be consid...

Introduction Both vertebral and disc deformity contribute to scoliosis deformity, but the Cobb angle measures both, without distinguishing their relative magnitudes, which are approximately equal. (The disc deformity is greater in the lumbar region than in the thoracic.) Most attention has been given to the vertebral deformity, which apparently develops because of growth disturbance, and some s...

Localized morphea is a disorder of unknown cause in which there is localized sclerosis of the skin. Disabling pansclerotic morphea of childhood is a rare severe mutilating form of morphea involving the dermis, fat, fascia, muscle and even bone, usually starting before the age of 14 years. Here, an eight-year-old boy with progressive sclerosis of palmar surface of wrist and hand and digits...

Pectus excavatum is a common thoracic deformity, and Nuss procedure considered as the standard operation for treatment of this deformity. However, there are often cases failure in clinic. Once such situation occurs, it needs to be operated again. Since can cause adhesions behind sternum bilateral cavities, if still used reoperation, not only very difficult, but also possible heart lung injuries...