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The congenital abnormalities covered in this chapter are: metatarsus adductus, skew foot, congenital clubfoot, calcaneovalgus foot, vertical talus, and tarsal coalition. Author - R. Jay Cummings, M.D. Nemours Children's Clinic Jacksonville, FL 32207

Tumors discussed in this chapter are calcaneal cyst and subungual exostosis.

Clinically successful revision and replantation of amputated extremities and digits is a common occurrence in medical centers. This review will provide medical strategies for the management of critical and non-critical amputation injuries and outline the state-of-the-art procedure of digit and hand replantation.
L.Andrew Koman, M.D.

Fibromas are well-circumscribed, slow-growing, benign fibrous lesions. Although they can occur de novo in the soft tissues, fibromas most commonly present approximating a tendon sheath. For the purpose of this discussion, fibroma of tendon sheath (FTS) will represent all solitary fibromas of soft tissue as the pathology and behavior are...

The developmental deformities discussed in this chapter are flexible flatfoot, cavus foot, adolescent hallux valgus, Kohler's disease, Freiberg's infraction, Sever's disease, congenital curly toes, overriding fifth toe, and ingrown toenails. Author - R. Jay Cummings, M.D. Nemours Children's Clinic Jacksonville, FL 32207

Histiocytosis X (Lichtenstein 1977) or Langerhan's Cell histiocytosis (Bergholz 1979), is the currently favored term, for a spectrum of granulomatous conditions characterized by proliferating histiocytic cells admixed with eosinophils and other inflammatory cells.
The purpose of this chapter is to familiarize the reader with the spectrum of conditions encompassed under...

Authors - George El Rassi, MD Saint George University Hospital- Achrafieh-lebanon
J. Richard Bowen, MD Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE 19803-3607
The goals of this chapter are to describe the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of bipartite patella. Bipartite patella results from failure of fusion of an accessory ossification center which...

Tibial deficiency is a rare congenital absence of long bone causing severe limb shortening and an equinovarus foot deformity. It is highly associated with multiple congenital anomalies and has the patterns of inheritance as an autosomal dominant and an autosomal recessive. This chapter will provide the details about classifications, clinical...

The diagnosis and treatment of injury to the peripheral nervous system is one of the greatest challenges in orthopaedic surgery. A basic understanding of peripheral nerve biology, particularly as it relates to the process of nerve degeneration and regeneration, is critical to patient care. To construct an appropriate plan of...

It is estimated that one-sixth of all fractures evaluated and treated in emergency rooms are fractures of the distal end of the radius. Although most do well, some fractures result in permanent impairment and all create significant patient inconvenience. This chapter reviews the major classfication systems, diagnosis, and treatment options...

Authors - Patarawan Woratanarat, MD Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. Rajthevee, Bangkok 10400. Thailand
J. Richard Bowen, MD Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE 19803-3607
Fibular deficiency is the most common congenital absence of long bone. Its cause is unknown and it has many associated...

The purpose of this chapter is to review the history of brachial plexus surgery and the development of current surgical treatment. The mechanisms of injury, and methods of diagnosis and evaluation of plexus injuries will be discussed. Finally, management options, surgical techniques, and postoperative management will be described.

Authors Scott D. Weiner, MD Thomas Scharschmidt, MD; Akron, OH Plantar fibromatosis is a condition characterized by the development of firm, poorly circumscribed fibrous nodules along the plantar aponeurosis. Dupuytren’s contracture of the palmar fascia is a pathologically similar well-known and described entity, although the plantar form is...

Necrotizing soft-tissue infections encompass a wide variety of clinical syndromes resulting from introduction of various pathogens into injured or devitalized tissue. The extent of microbial involvement in such tissue may range from simple contamination, which results in self-limited bacterial proliferation with few, if any, clinical symptoms to overt and progressive...

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is a disorder of the hip caused by necrosis of the femoral epiphysis in children. This condition usually occurs between the ages of 4 to 8 years, but has been reported in children as young as 2 years of age. The child usually presents with a limp and...

Authors: L. Andrew Koman, M.D., Beth Paterson Smith, Ph.D., Thomas L. Smith, Ph.D.
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), i.e., traditional reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia, is a frequent complicating factor following fracture of the distal radius with or without fracture of the ulna and may produce significant long-term sequelae.

Authors Scott D. Weiner, MD Thomas Scharschmidt, MD Akron, OH Proliferative fasciitis (PF) is a condition characterized by subcutaneous fascial thickenings that present as a firm, movable subcutaneous nodule. It is considered the subcutaneous and fascial equivalent of proliferative myositis, which is myositis ossificans without the ossification. It is a...

This chapter outlines a current clinical approach to reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), also called complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Morton Kasdan, M.D. & Thomas S. Higgins, B.A.