RATIONALE Chondroid syringoma (CS) occurs mostly on the face and neck, and rarely occurs in the toe. Malignant CS is invasive, grows quickly, and has a high recurrence rate. The presence of a bilobed CS in 1 toe has never been reported in the literature. PATIENT CONCERNS A 72-year-old male patient presented with a mass in a third toe of his right foot. The mass had slowly grown in 2 years. He...

The standard measurement of pulse wave velocity (PWV) is restricted by the need for simultaneous tonometry measurements requiring two technicians and expensive equipment, limiting this technique to well-resourced settings. In this preliminary study, we compared a simplified method of pulse wave detection from the finger and toe to pulse wave detection from the carotid and radial arteries using ...

OBJECTIVE Clawing of the toes in the diabetic neuropathic foot is believed to be caused by muscle imbalance resulting from intrinsic muscle atrophy. However, experimental data that support this mechanism are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate this hypothesis using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In 20 neuropathic diabetic patients, 10 with claw toe de...

A 13-year-old boy presented with sudden-onset give-away weakness, nonanatomic sensory loss, and posturing of the right foot followed by episodic left leg tremor, relatively unchanged for 14 months prior to this evaluation. The right first toe was fixed in extension; the others in flexion. Although there was resistance to passive plantar flexion, such movement occurred spontaneously upon forced ...

The purpose of this study was to compare the haemodynamic effects of intra-arterial and intravenous prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) both injected and infused into ischaemic legs. Continuous intra-arterial infusion of PGE1 induced a significantly greater increase in skin temperature and blood flow than did intravenous drip infusion. Furthermore, intra-arterial infusion caused no steal phenomenon in the ...

INTRODUCTION Traumatic loss of thumb at the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint level is very disabling to an individual. Pollicisation is the recommended technique of reconstruction for loss of thumb at this level. On occasions, injury to the rest of the hand or amputation of additional fingers may make pollicisation an impossible option. Microsurgical transfer of second toe is an option in such situa...

The cumulative incidence of idiopathic toe walking is up to 15%, some children who toe walk reach their climax around the age of 2 (2). The spontaneous remission is quite high, but toe walking often persists beyond pre-school age. The major drawback of a persisting toe walking gait pattern is in the possibly resulting secondary diseases and complications of the skeletal apparatus. Through a hyp...

Nonlethal indices of contaminant exposure can facilitate research on the accumulation and effects of contaminants in wildlife. Here, we tested the efficacy of using amputated toes ("toe clips"), a common byproduct when marking amphibians in population and genetic studies, to determine mercury (Hg) concentrations in amphibians. We examined total mercury (THg) concentrations in American toads (Bu...

Tree frogs use adhesive toe pads for climbing on a variety of surfaces. They rely on wet adhesion, which is aided by the secretion of mucus. In nature, the pads will undoubtedly get contaminated regularly through usage, but appear to maintain their stickiness over time. Here, we show in two experiments that the toe pads of White's tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) quickly recover from contamination...

In the article the authors have discussed the quality improvement of female gymnasts using traditional choreography. Through the survey of the gymnastics specialists we determine the key-points of the female gymnasts’ feet performance quality. According to the received data they are the height of rising to half toe position; the capacity to perform for a long time on one foot and maintain its t...