Posterior interosseous neuropathy should be considered in patients presenting with finger and wrist drop and no sensory deficit. Clinical and electrophysiological assessments are key to a diagnosis. MRI may disclose etiological information not available to clinical or neurophysiological assessment, and should be thought as a complementary diagnostic tool.

This article reviews the current literature pertaining to rainbow glare (RG), including incidence rate, clinical presentation, etiology, prognosis, and management. RG is a rare optical complication of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis that results in patients seeing an array of spectral bands surrounding point sources of light under mesopic and scotopic conditions. The mechanism...

Surgical correction of drop-foot in leprosy appears to have been neglected until Brand (1955) pointed out that anterior transposition of the tibialis posterior tendon to the intermediate cuneiform bone gave encouraging results. Since then there have been a number of reports of the use of this operation with or without modifications. Gunn and Molesworth (1957) reported fifty-six cases of drop-fo...

Nerve compression syndromes of the upper extremity, including carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, posterior interosseous syndrome and radial tunnel syndrome, are common in the general population. Diagnosis is made based on patient complaint and history as well as specific exam and study findings. Treatment options include various operative and nonoperative modalities, both of which...

In a simplified way, one can divide the subtalar joint into two parts, an anterior and a posterior part. Anteriorly, the talar head is located on the anterior and middle facets of the calcaneus, forming the acetabulum pedis with the posterior surface of the navicular bone.1 However, it is important to mention that the talar head is not only supported by the articulating surfaces of the calcaneu...