BACKGROUND A review of a single physician's experience in managing over 831 infant ear deformities (488 patients) is presented. METHODS The authors' methods of molding have advanced from the use of various tapes, glues, and stents, to a comprehensive yet simple system that shapes the antihelix, the triangular fossa, the helical rim, and the overly prominent conchal-mastoid angle (EarWell Infa...

The solitary osteochondroma, a common pediatric bone tumor, is a cartilage-capped exostosis. Hereditary multiple exostosis is an autosomal dominant disorder manifested by the presence of multiple osteochondromas. Linkage analysis has implicated mutations in the EXT gene family, resulting in an error in the regulation of normal chondrocyte proliferation and maturation that leads to abnormal bone...

Little is known about the history of spinal deformities in ancient Greece. The present study summarizes what we know today for diagnosis and management of spinal deformities in ancient Greece, mainly from the medical treatises of Hippocrates and Galen. Hippocrates, through accurate observation and logical reasoning was led to accurate conclusions firstly for the structure of the spine and secon...

BACKGROUND Although various techniques have been described for correction of crooked and saddle nose deformities, these problems are challenging with high recurrence and revision rates. Conventional septal surgery may not be adequate for nose reconstruction in crooked and saddle nose deformities. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between December 2005 and October 2009, six patients with crooked nose and ...

Deformed amphibians have been observed in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Environmental variables such as contaminants, ultraviolet radiation [UV], or parasites may cause deformities. It is important to identify the environmental cause of deformities in order that effective management strategies can be implemented to enable the recovery of affected populations. To determine whether ...

OBJECTIVE To define the intrinsic (hypoplasia) and extrinsic (deformational) contributions to congenital nasal deformities and the potential of a carrier state for orofacial clefting. METHODS Retrospective case series. RESULTS The factors affecting 4 congenital nasal deformities are postulated after contrasting the patient's characteristics. CONCLUSIONS The spectrum of congenital nasal de...