BACKGROUND Instability of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints of the lesser toes (digiti 2-5) is increasingly being treated by repair of the plantar plate (PP). This systematic review examines the anatomy of the plantar plate of the lesser toes, and the relation between the integrity of the plantar plates of the lesser toes and lesser MTP joint stability. METHODS The databases of Embase.com,...

This data is taken from the Dutch Social Behavior study, a two-wave survey in classrooms (Baerveldt, 2000). In 1994/1995 the first wave took place in 22 Dutch urban high schools. All pupils in the third grade of the intermediate educational level (‘MAVO’) of these schools were selected, resulting in a sample of 1,528 pupils aged between 13 and 18 years, excluding two pupils who did not seriousl...

Rubinste in-Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a rare developmental disorder characterized by craniofacial dysmorphisms, broad thumbs and toes as well as mental and statural deficiencies. RTS has a prevalence of 1 in 330,000 births and usually occurs sporadically, although it can be inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder. The diagnosis is based on characteristic features. The main clinical symptoms a...

This short note adds some results in parallel to those given in [1] on the random variable height on the set of watermelons with wall. In this paper we prove weak convergence results for the random variables “height” and “range” on the set of watermelons without wall restriction, as well as asymptotics for the moments of the random variable height. The techniques applied are quite similar to th...