Objective The present study is planned to discuss the clinical value of prenatal 3D ultra-sonic diagnosis on fetus hemivertebra deformity through the retrospective analysis of clinical data of fetus hemivertebra deformity. Methods Selected 9 fetus hemivertebra deformity cases, which have been admitted to our hospital during the period from January, 2010 to January, 2016 as study samples, and ...

This descriptive cross-sectional community-based study was carried out in Ile-Ife, Nigeria to assess the knowledge of mother's on the aetiology of rickets associated knee deformities and the cultural perception of its treatment. Data collection was done using interviewer based semi structured questionnaires. A total of 464 questionnaires were administered with a response rate of 86.9%. Over hal...

Background The gold standard of scoliosis evaluation-Cobb angle measurement-is a valuable tool for assessing spinal deformity and making therapeutic decisions [1,2] but is not fully able to describe the trunk deformity (aesthetics), which is a main concern of patients. Posture, deformity of other bones and soft tissues could be other determinants of the aesthetic impairment due to scoliosis. We...

Late valgus deformity after simple fracture of the proximal tibial metaphysis in children, despite adequate initial alignment, was first described by Cozen (1953). It has been suggested in the “check rein” theory that infolding of the periosteum and the pes anserinus at the fracture site may alter the forces on the proximal tibia and lead to deformity. If this is so, then operative removal of t...

Purpose Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients are a high-risk population in adult spinal surgery and there is no general consensus regarding the surgical correction of spinal deformity in these patients. We perform long fusion for PD spinal deformity in our institution and this study is a retrospective assessment of the radiological and clinical outcomes of posterior spinal fusion with instrumentat...

Joint deformity secondary to extensive haemangiomatous involvement of the soft tissues has been well described and is easy to diagnose. If the haemangioma is small, localised and within the belly of a muscle the diagnosis is more difficult. In equinus deformity of obscure aetiology localised calf tenderness may be the only diagnostic sign. Three children with equinus deformity caused by a small...

Post burn calcaneovalgus is a complex foot deformity and management becomes increasingly difficult especially if neglected in growing young child resulting secondary bony deformity. A simple technique of single stage surgical correction with Joshi’s external stabilization system (JESS) described using principle distraction osteogenesis or histogenesis without need extensive plastic procedure. f...

BACKGROUND Many patients with X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets (X-LHPR) demonstrate significant lower limb deformity despite optimal medical management. This study evaluates the use of guided growth by means of hemi-epiphysiodesis to address coronal plane deformity in the skeletally immature child. METHODS Since 2005, 24 patients with X-LHPR have been referred to our orthopaedic unit for ev...