The aims of this study were to estimate the genetic parameters for leg and foot health and mobility in purebred turkey lines and their genetic correlations with BW. Traits were gait score (GS) as an overall measure of leg health, footpad dermatitis (FPD), and 2 skeletal leg health traits, namely, valgus and varus deformities (VVD) and tibial dyschondroplasia (TD). Data from 4 different lines, c...

Two trials were conducted to investigate the effect of availability of perches on indices of leg weakness in broiler chickens. A third trial investigated the effect of litter substrate on similar indices of leg weakness in broiler chickens. Leg weakness traits examined were walking ability and tibial dyschondroplasia, tibial curvature, foot burn, and hock burn. Body weight was also measured in ...

BACKGROUND Ollier disease is a rare, nonfamilial disorder that primary affects the long bones and cartilage of joints with multiple enchondromas. It is associated with a higher risk of central nervous system (CNS) malignancies; although the incidence is unknown. CASE DESCRIPTION Here, we present the case of a 55-year-old woman who developed an anaplastic astrocytoma with a known diagnosis of ...

The balance of dietary monovalent electrolytes has been reported to affect many performance-related parameters. When the balance is expressed as Na+K-Cl value in meq per kg of diet, growth rate, eggshell quality, calcification of bone (re: tibia1 dyschondroplasia) and the utilization of arginine in the presence of excess lysine in.poultry is favored by a balance of 200-300 meq per kg of diet. I...

We present a 22-year-old man with osteochondromatosis and osteochondroma involving bilateral patella and patellar tendon with restriction of joint movement and severe arthritis.

Maffucci's syndrome is a rare congenital mesodermal dysplasia combined with dyschondroplasia and hemangiomatosis. About 150 cases have been reported till now. Maffucci's syndrome is often combined with other neoplasms. Herein, we report a patient with Maffucci's syndrome and hemangiomas on the dorsum of the tongue, which is rare in this syndrome.

Methods A five month old boy suffered from skin rash on his whole body after vaccination of BCG. At three years old, he developed fever and painless soft mass on his right ankle. Enhanced abdominal CT scan showed multiple low density lesions in both kidneys. He was initially diagnosed as having acute focal bacterial nephritis. However, antibiotics were not effective and he was referred to our h...