A 6-month-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat was examined for pain and swelling of the distal limbs. Swelling and malalignment of both carpi, dorsiflexion of the distal metatarsals and a mild, multicentric lymphadenopathy were detected on examination. Screening blood tests revealed a biclonal gammopathy, hypercalcemia and atypical leukocytes. Survey radiographs revealed lysis and prolif...

Parosteal bone tumors involving the small bones of the hand and the foot are rare. Their clinical and imaging features may imitate other bone tumors, leading to incorrect diagnosis and management. Histological examination of the lesion will establish the correct diagnosis. Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation was first described in 1983 by Nora et al.1 In a report of 35 Mayo Clini...

MRI of the ankle and hindfoot has become a widely used diagnostic test. The major indications for MRI of this region are disorders of tendons and bones. Avascular necrosis is common in the foot, usually seen after talus fractures or spontaneously in the metatarsal heads. Other causes of a marrow edema pattern include occult fractures, arthritic disorders, reactions to altered biomechanics, oste...

Comparative studies provide correlational evidence of morphological adaptations for high locomotor performance, such as the classical indicators of cursoriality in mammals, long limbs and high metatarsal/femur ratios. More recently, enlarged femoral condyles have been suggested as an adaptation for high endurance running in the genus Homo. Asymmetry of locomotor appendages should adversely affe...

We performed one-stage lengthening using intercalary autogenous bone graft in 34 metatarsals and seven proximal phalanges in 21 patients with congenitally short metatarsals. At operation, in order to decrease the tension in the surrounding soft tissues, we gradually distracted the osteotomies of the affected bones for 20 to 30 minutes. The patients, all women, were followed up for a mean period...

Nora’s lesion or bizarre periosteal osteochondromatous proliferation, first described by Nora in 1983 [1], is a very rare condition with only about 160 cases being described in the literature since then [2,3]. It is more common in adults, in their third to fourth decade [1,2,4] and occurs mostly on the proximal and middle phalanges, metacarpal and metatarsal bones [5]. The etiology of this lesi...

INTRODUCTION Anatomical markers can help to guide lag screw placement during surgery for internal fixation of fifth metatarsal base fractures. This study aimed to identify the optimal anatomical markers and thus reduce radiation exposure. METHODS A total of 50 patients in Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China, who underwent oblique foot radiography in the lateral position were randomly selected. ...

The purpose of this study is to establish models of the first to the fifth ray of the skeletal plantar arch and to analyze the model application in kinematics. Foot models are built through CT scan, then inverse model recreation. We calculated the metatarsal angles and horizontal metatarsal angles using motion analysis system. The first to the fifth metatarsal angle and horizontal metatarsal an...

Objective- To measure statistically bone cortex to diameter  (C/D) ratio in metocarpo/metatarsal and proximal phalanges in camel. This ratio may be used in diagnosing possible metabolic and nutritional diseases in camel. Design- Experimental study. Animals- Twelve camel limbs (6 fore limbs & 6 hind limbs)      Procedures- This study was conducted on dorsopalmar/dorsoplantar radiographs of t...

The paper presents an operative technique proposed for treating severe Hallux Valgus deformity with arthrosis of the first metatarsal joint in elderly people. The procedure consists of the Keller's arthroplasty in combination with basal osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone, whereby the head of the metatarsal is displaced laterally and plantarward. The osteotomy is fixed with a reconstructive ...