BACKGROUND timed limb coordination tests are reliable measures of motor performance but many lack published reference values. OBJECTIVE to determine mean values for timed tests in an older cohort, examining associations with anthropometric characteristics, handedness, gender and age. DESIGN cross-sectional. SETTING community. SUBJECTS sixty-nine healthy adults divided into three groups:...

A rare case of an isolated traumatic palmar dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint is presented. Clinically, there is a loss of pronation and supination. The dislocation was treated using an open reduction, reinsertion of the capsule-ligamentous complex and temporary stabilization using K-wires.

ABSTRACT Traumatic rupture of the distal biceps tendon is rare. Conservative treatment can result in reduced flexion and supination power with reduced function. This case report emphasizes the need for prompt surgical treatment and describes the possible complications of delayed surgical intervention.

Dynamic hyperextension of the big toe and supination of the forefoot may occur in the swing phase of walking in children with various neurological disorders. Symptoms arising from this have been successfully corrected in 13 feet of 11 children by transfer of extensor hallucis longus to the insertion of peroneus brevis.

There are few reports on the tarsal tunnel syndrome in children. This paper concerns 10 such children. In adults the syndrome is equally distributed among the sexes but all these children were girls. Trauma preceded the symptoms in only two cases. The symptoms differed in some aspects from those usually seen in adults. Six of the children walked with the affected foot in supination. Three of th...

Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) has gained popularity with satisfactory clinical outcomes in the treatment of long bone fractures. MIPO for humeral shaft fractures, however, could be a surgically dangerous procedure because of the risk of radial nerve injury. An anatomical study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of MIPO for the humeral shaft fractures, and to study the re...