background:   hallux valgus deformity is a common chronic problem in middle age and elderly. different surgical procedures have been introduced so far with their proposed indications for each. this study aimed to compare three   current procedures namely chevron osteotomy, scarf osteotomy and mcbride technique.     methods:   in this study, 44 patients were included from 2010 to 2013. all patie...

i ntroduction:   the  trigeminocardiac  reflex  (tcr)  refers  to  the  sudden development of bradycardia as well as asystole along with arterial hypotension associated with any manipulation of sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve. clinically, the tcr has been reported to occur during craniofacial surgery. it is crucial to learn about this sudden physiological response during maxillofacial ...

Femoral osteotomy is performed for osteonecrosis of the femoral head to prevent progression collapse and promote repair process by transposing necrotic lesion nonweight-bearing portion. The purpose this review article was summarize current knowledge on two types osteotomy: transtrochanteric anterior or posterior rotational curved varus osteotomy, both which are currently osteonecrosis, mainly i...

Apophyseal fracture affecting the greater trochanter is a rare injury in children. We report a case of non traumatic avulsion of the greater trochanter in a 13-year-old boy who presented with a history of pain about his right hip over the past few months. Hip radiographs, radioisotope bone scan and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of avulsion of the greater trochanter with minimal displacement. ...