The term Arthrogryposis describes a range of congenital contractures that lead to childhood deformities. It encompasses a number of syndromes and sporadic deformities that are rare individually but collectively are not uncommon. Yet the existing medical literature on Arthrogryposis is sparse and often confusing. The aim of this book is...

Deltoid fibrosis is a muscle disorder marked by intramuscular fibrous bands within the substance of the deltoid muscle. These bands lead to secondary contractures that affect the function of the shoulder joint. Scapular winging and secondary scoliosis also may be related to this condition. Deltoid fibrosis has been associated with...

Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a proliferative disorder of the synovium. The knee and upper extremity are the most commonly involved areas. Complete excision is the treatment of choice in most cases. Pigmented villonodular synovitis involving the subtalar joint is extremely uncommon, and has been rarely reported in the English literature
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The TELEGRAPH nail is used for proximal fractures of the humerus. Product info is provided in English and French. Produced by Fournitures Hospitalières Industrie, France.

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated patients who underwent surgery for glomus tumors of the finger. METHODS: During a 23-year period, 60 patients (48 females, 12 males; mean age 34.6 years; range 5 to 60 years) underwent surgery for glomus tumors of the finger. The patients were evaluated with respect to symptoms on...

PubMed Search for "Foreign bodies"[Majr] in the English language orthopaedic journals. Use the Create Bibliography button of copy/paste the following search string to PubMed. Use the Free Full Text filter to see articles available in full text
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A total of 254 cases of synovial cysts of the spine have been reported in the English literature, but only eight have been associated with haemorrhage. We describe a 55-year-old man with acute radiculopathy resulting from haemorrhage involving a synovial cyst at a lumbar facet joint. Traumatic factors could have...

Separate documents cover topics such as joint replacement, joint replacement, scoliosis, prevention of falls, pin site care. Prepared by AMON, Association of Maltese Orthopaedic Nurses, in English and Maltese.

Detailed commercial page about the Atlas® elastic acetabular cup, which has a slot and closes on impaction, making its penetration in the acetabulum easier. Then during the expansion associated with the insert introduction, it exerts a strong coaptation force. Only an elastic cup allows a real "press fit". FDA approved and...

Dislocation of the shoulder is the commonest of all large joint dislocations. Inferior dislocation constitutes 0.5% of all shoulder dislocations. It characteristically presents with overhead abduction of the arm, the humerus being parallel to the spine of scapula. We present an unusual case of recurrent luxatio erecta in which the...

From Neurosurgical Focus Iatrogenic Spondylodiscitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature Posted 07/15/2004 Erol Taþdemiroðlu, M.D.; Ahmet Sengöz, M.D.; Erdem Bagatur, M.D. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Iatrogenic intervertebral disc space infection is encountered following microsurgical discectomy, percutaneous laser disc decompression, automated percutaneous lumbar nucleotomy operations, and discography. The purpose of...

To undertake a current search for Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) as a major subject in English language orthopaedic journals in Medline (PubMed) copy and paste the following search string or use the "Create Bibliography" link.
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Use the "Create Bibliography" link or copy and paste the search string below to run a PubMed search for sarcoidosis in major orthopaedic English language journals. "Sarcoidosis"[Majr:NoExp] (jrid22024 OR jrid2275 OR jrid2208 OR jrid32471 OR jrid3046 OR jrid1981 OR jrid22800 OR jrid22785 OR jrid3221 OR jrid6314 OR jrid20148 OR jrid3758 OR...

A Training Manual
A training manual for South Africa that grew out of Marian Loveday's work as the only physiotherapist working in a community of about 300,000 people. Given the overwhelming needs in this community, she determined her task to be passing on basic rehabilitation skills to people of the community....

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- OCOSH Classification: Fasciitis: Myo Fasciitis