BACKGROUND This study reports the changing prevalence of ankle (Achilles and plantar) spurs with age, in order to comment on their significance to rheumatologists. METHODS 1080 lateral ankle radiographs from each of 9 (50 men and 50 women) age cohorts from 2 to 96 years old of patients attending a trauma clinic were examined and spurs classified as small or large. RESULTS The prevalence of ...

A prospective investigation of the effects on the medial and lateral neurovascular structures of the rearfoot after percutaneous posterior calcaneal displacement osteotomy was performed using 20 below the knee fresh frozen cadaver specimens. This anatomic study aimed to examine the medial and lateral neurovascular structures to determine whether they were jeopardized during execution of the ost...

Abstract Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease that affects the upper and lower motor neurons. The onset of frequently focal, usually involving distal segments extremities. A dissociated pattern muscle atrophy commonly found in hands feet. This study aims to investigate presence (if any) split indices ALS patients correlate these with confounding factors. tota...

The utilization of nerve transfer procedures in the upper extremity following brachial plexus injury, trauma, spinal cord tumors, infection or other etiologies are well established. Nerve injuries lower pose several additional challenges, including longer distance to target motor end plates, far-proximal lumbar pelvis, delayed presentation, and concomitant limb trauma. transfers have potential ...

Morton's neuroma is the fibrous enlargement of the interdigital nerve branches, usually in the second and third interspace between the metatarsal heads where the lateral and medial plantar nerves often join. Specific symptoms are dull or sharp pain, numbness and/or tingling in the third and fourth digits, burning sensation, cramping, and a feeling of "walking on a stone" around the metatarsal h...

position in a floor-level cupboard with a depressed level of consciousness after ingesting an overdose of amitriptyline and alcohol the night before. She was transferred to hospital and treated for tricyclic antidepressant overdose and was found to have rhabdomyolysis. Her creatine kinase peaked at 70 000 units/L. Within 24 hours after admission, the patient recovered her normal level of consci...

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) DOI 10.3109/17453674.2015.1132186 Case 1 A 67-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of ankle pain and long duration lateral ...

OBJECTIVE To quantitatively evaluate the effect of motor nerve branch block and neurotomy of the soleus nerve on triceps surae spasticity, reviewing 2 cases. METHODS Beside clinical assessment, we carried out a quantitative measurement of the stiffness of the ankle flexor muscles. The path length of the phase diagram between elastic and viscous stiffness quantifies the reflex response to move...

Mechanical heel pain is one of the most frequent conditions presented to foot and ankle specialists. Plantar heel pain is responsible for the majority of mechanical heel pain cases. Plantar heel pain is defined as insertional heel pain of the plantar fascia with or without a heel spur (Fig. 1). The most common cause cited for plantar heel pain is biomechanical abnormalities that lead to patholo...