Skeletal deformities of the thorax are known to produce functional disturbances of the cardiovascular system. Most of these deformities are usually benign, the only manifestation being a functional prmcordial murmur. As many of these murmurs are loud, they are often detected during a routine clinical examination for symptoms not of cardiac origin, and an erroneous diagnosis of heart disease may...

BACKGROUND In patients with thalassemia, chronic anemia causes bone marrow expansion and consequently skeletal manifestation in spine, skull, face and rib bones. OBJECTIVES We aimed to compare chest radiographic findings and facial bone deformity in patients with thalassemia major (TM) and intermedia. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross sectional study, 86 consecutive thalassemia patients re...

UNLABELLED Idiopathic scoliosis is one of the most common conditions encountered in paediatric practice. It is a three-dimensional (3D) spinal deformity. Conventional radiography is still the modality of choice for evaluation of children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis, but it requires repeat radiographs until skeletal maturity is reached and does not provide information about spinal ...

Not all idiopathic genua valga in children show an innocuous evolution. If the deformity persists or increases, it can cause a long-term cosmetic or functional problem. The problem can easily be corrected, with only limited risks for complications, with temporary medial hemi-epiphysiodesis of the growth plates around the knees. This retrospective study considers the pre- and postoperative evolu...

Permanent dislocation of the patella in adults is a rare condition that presents with complete irreducible lateral dislocation of the patella, combined with secondary changes, such as valgus deformity and leg-length discrepancy. Because these secondary changes cannot heal spontaneously after skeletal maturation if left untreated, the patients frequently possess pathology not limited to the knee...

Hypophosphatemic rickets (HR) is a genetically heterogeneous disease that accompanied by hypophosphatemia, skeletal (rickets-like) disorders, growth retardation in children and adults damage of other organs systems. Its incidence 3.9 cases per 100.000 live births, the prevalence ranges from 1.7 100,000 to 4.8 people (children adults).
 The study was aimed on investigation diagnostic featur...

INTRODUCTION Fibrous dysplasia is a rare benign disorder of the skeletal system characterized by fibro osseous proliferation with intervening areas of normal or immature bone in the intramedullary region. It can either be a monostotic (involves one bone) or a polyostotic (involves more than one bone) presentation and usually occurs equally in males and females. Deformities like scoliosis and sh...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can create severe jaw deformities affecting function, esthetics and psychosocial health of teenagers afflicted with this disease. The aim chapter is to present the dentofacial manifestations disease proven surgical protocol correct these debilitating deformities. Clinical imaging characteristics JIA patients temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement are prese...