Extra-articular Operation Method for Hammer-Toe

Hallux valgus and hammer toe.

An elderly woman was observed after hip surgery to start a rehabilitation program; physical examination revealed a lush hallux valgus, however no complaints were reported. Hallux valgus is a frequent forefoot deformity; global prevalence is 35% in those over 65 years-old.1 Women are more affected; deformity is normally attributed to ill-fitting shoes.1 Imbalance of the extrinsic/intrinsic foot ...

Contractions of the Fingers and Hammer-Toe

Simple Operation for the Overlapping Fifth Toe.

Carcinoma of the bronchus has not been described as producing antibodies to other substances, and there is no evidence of this in the present case. The failure of serum taken after the tumour was irradiated to inhibit iron utilization suggests that the tumour was the site of production of the abnormal substance. The possible effect of storage on this serum cannot, however, be disregarded. The f...

Extra-articular hip endoscopy

The aim of this review is to evaluate the current available literature evidencing on peri-articular hip endoscopy (the third compartment). A comprehensive approach has been set on reports dealing with endoscopic surgery for recalcitrant trochanteric bursitis, snapping hip (or coxa-saltans; external and internal), gluteus medius and minimus tears and endoscopy (or arthroscopy) after total hip ar...

Extra-articular Snapping Hip

CONTEXT Snapping hip, or coxa saltans, is a vague term used to describe palpable or auditory snapping with hip movements. As increasing attention is paid to intra-articular hip pathologies such as acetabular labral tears, it is important to be able to identify and understand the extra-articular causes of snapping hip. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The search terms snapping hip and coxa sultans were us...