http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-55092016000200279 Renato José SOARES Alex Sandra Oliveira de CERQUEIRA Luis MOCHIZUKI Júlio Cerca SERRÃO João Paulo VILAS-BOAS Alberto Carlos AMADIO * U n i v e r s i d a d e d e Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brasil. **Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. ***Escola de Educação Física e Esporte, Universidade de São Paul...

The clubfoot deformity associated with Weber type I tibial hemimelia, a rare congenital disorder, is rigid and difficult to correct. Surgeons have utilized a variety of treatment methods. Since the 1960s, some adopted the Syme amputation to produce a weightbearing lower limb. Others began to explore alternatives such as the Ilizarov technique, ankle reconstruction, and casting, which salvage th...

We report a case of the Antley-Bixler syndrome in an 11-year-old girl. She presented with bilateral proximal femoral focal deficiency, right clubfoot, left radiohumeral synostosis, bilateral ear hypoplasia, cleft palate, tongue tie, missing teeth, congenital heart disease, a pelvic kidney with hydronephrosis, and mental retardation. Proximal femoral focal deficiency has never been reported befo...

objective hyperextension of the big toe is described here as a simple and reliable sign to predict undercorrection of cavus deformity of clubfoot in the ponseti method. materials & methods this retrospective study was conducted on children with clubfoot who were treated successfully by ponseti method in the king fahad hospital, saudi arabia, and emam reza hospital, mashad, iran, from 2003 throu...