Elaborate Corrective Exercise Program after Surgical Correction for Sprengel’s Deformity: A Case Study

Surgical correction of superior sulcus deformity occurring after enucleation.

A prefabricated, sculptured, subperiosteal orbital floor implant was used in six cases of cosmetically unacceptable deep superior eyelid sulcus that occurred after enucleation. The implant provided anterior and superior displacement of orbital contents. Surgical placement was similar to the approach for implant placement in orbital floor fracture and provided satisfactory cosmetic and functiona...

Surgical correction of postradiation spinal deformity.

BACKGROUND Radiation to the juxtaspinal area in children with malignant tumors induces the appearance of a postradiation spinal deformity (PRSD) with drastic progression during the growth spurt, so surgical correction is mandatory. Methods of surgical treatment depend on the age of the patient, and the type and size of the spinal deformity. METHODS A long-term retrospective survey of 6 patien...

Unexpected angular or rotational deformity after corrective osteotomy

BACKGROUND Codman's paradox reveals a misunderstanding of geometry in orthopedic practice. Physicians often encounter situations that cannot be understood intuitively during orthopedic interventions such as corrective osteotomy. Occasionally, unexpected angular or rotational deformity occurs during surgery.This study aimed to draw the attention of orthopedic surgeons toward the concepts of orie...

Sprengel's Deformity: Surgical Correction by a Modified Green Procedure

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cosmetic and functional results of patients submitted to surgical correction of Congenital High Scapula (Sprengel's Deformity) using modified Green's Procedure, as well as patients' satisfaction and complications. METHODS Nine patients submitted to surgical treatment from September 1993 to April 2008 have been assessed. The modification from original technique was: s...

Revisiting the Curtis Procedure for Boutonniere Deformity Correction