Sports participation can be an integral part of adolescent development with numerous positive short and long-term effects. Despite these potential benefits very high levels of physical activity, during skeletal maturation, have been proposed as a possible cause of cam-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The influence of physical activity on the developing physis has been previously describ...

Ankylosing spondylitis patient with chin-on-chest deformity and Anderson lesion as the apex of kyphosis in the cervicothoracic region is rare, and there was no consensus on the best surgical strategy for it. Here we report such a rare case of a 28-year-old man, who presented with a history of unsatisfactory appearance, cervicothoracic kyphosis, neck pain (VAS = 7), difficulty in ambulation, and...

PURPOSE Instability of the knee is a common finding in patients with congenital limb deficiency. The instability can be attributed to soft tissue abnormalities, frontal, sagittal or rotational deformity of the lower limb and bony dysplasia of the patella or of the femoral condyles. In most of the cases, these pathomorphologic changes stay asymptomatic in daily activity. However, instability can...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to answer the following two questions: 1) Do the radiological parameters of dysplasia have significant correlations between themselves or with the parameters of the proximal femoral deformity and vice versa? 2) Do the physical parameters have a significant correlation with the radiological parameters of hip dysplasia and proximal femoral deformity? METHODS...

Survivors of infantile meningococcal septicaemia often develop progressive skeletal deformity as a result of physeal damage at many sites, particularly in the lower limb. Distal tibial physeal arrest typically occurs with sparing of the distal fibular physis leading to a rapidly progressive varus deformity. There have been reports of isolated cases of this deformity, but to our knowledge there ...

BACKGROUND A triad of deformities-thoracolumbar scoliosis, pelvic obliquity, and femoral head (hip) subluxation/dislocation-occurs frequently in non-ambulatory neuromuscular patients, but their close inter-relationship is infrequently appreciated or quantified. We propose a deformity documentation approach to assess each component simultaneously. METHODS The documentation assesses each compon...

Methods The following were used in the evaluation: Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (Brace and Deformity), Trunk Appearance Perception Scale (TAPS), and Knee – Feet Perception Scale (KFPS). The BSSQ Brace estimates the stress scoliosis patients have whilst wearing brace, the BSSQ Deformity estimates the stress involved with body deformation. Minimal points number equals 0 (the greatest stres...

BACKGROUND The aim of this report was to describe the clinical signs, diagnostic approach, treatment and outcome in the case of a tiger with a deformity of the paw. CASE PRESENTATION A 1.5-year-old tiger (Panthera tigris) was presented with lameness of the left thoracic limb. A deformity involving the first and second metacarpal bones, and a soft tissue separation between the second and third...

STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Classification for Adult Spinal Deformity using interobserver reliability measures for validation of the system. OBJECTIVES To propose and validate a classification system for adult spinal deformity that will have utility in reporting on treatment options and outcomes for affected adults. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Class...

UNLABELLED Objective. To evaluate the association between nasal obstruction and (1) demographic factors, (2) medical history, (3) physical tests, and (4) nasal exam findings. Study Design. CASE SERIES Methods. Chart review at a tertiary medical center. Results. Two hundred-forty consecutive patients (52.1 ± 17.5 years old, with a Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) score of 32.0 ± 24....