A 4-month-old boy, first in birth order, born by spontaneous vaginal birth at full term, was brought with a complaint of flexion deformity of the left ring finger. His mother stated that the deformity had been noticed by the primary care physician during routine neonatal check-up at birth. There was no history of peri-natal trauma, infections, or rheumatologic / metabolic disorders and developm...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in proximal femoral deformity represents a relatively uncommon challenge. Proximal femoral deformity is classified depending on the etiology and location and geometry of the deformity. Classification by etiology includes developmental processes, previous trauma, or previous surgery (osteotomy or THA). The latter, previous surgery, is the most common cause of femoral...

The outward angulation of elbow with supinated forearm is cubitus varus deformity. This deformity is often seen as sequelae of malunited supracondylar fracture of humerus in paediatric age group of 5e8 years. The deformity is usually non-progressive, but in cases of physeal injury or congenital bony bar formation in the medial condyle of humerus, the deformity is progressive and can be grotesqu...

Frequencies of up to 3% of beak deformity (normally a crossed beak) occur in some indigenous chickens in China, such as and Beijing-You. Chickens with deformed beaks have reduced feed intake, growth rate, and abnormal behaviors. Beak deformity represents an economic as well as an animal welfare problem in the poultry industry. Because the genetic basis of beak deformity remains incompletely und...

BACKGROUND Hallux valgus still remains a problem in orthopaedic surgery, a fact attested to by over a hundred operating procedures for the correction of this deformity that have been elaborated until now. The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of the McBride procedure for surgical correction of the hallux valgus deformity using an anatomic & functional foot scoring system and roentgen...

Microtia is a congenital deformity where the external ear is underdeveloped. Genetic investigations have identified many susceptibility genes of microtia-related syndromes. However, no causal genes were reported for isolated microtia, the main form of microtia. We conducted a genome-wide linkage analysis on a 5-generation Chinese pedigree with isolated bilateral microtia. We identified a sugges...

Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a primary complex three-dimensional deformity that affects the spine’s balance in the frontal plane, and the sagittal and axial planes. A number of studies have examined the role of genetic factors in the development and progression of IS. We conducted a case-control study aimed to investigate the association between 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms in 2 candidate-...

In the pioneer study by MacGregor et al. (1953) extended interviews with facially deformed patients revealed the serious psycho-social difficulties that could be encountered in everyday life. This view was elaborated by Goffman (1963) who held that facial deformity was one of several conditions that could stigmatise individuals, making them less acceptable to the rest of society. The desire to ...

Introduction Chronic maxillary atelectasis (CMA) is characterized by a persistent decrease in the maxillary sinus volume due to inward bowing of its walls. According to its severity, it may be classified into three clinical-radiological stages. Objective To report a case of stage II CMA associated with subclinical visual field defect. Case Report A 34-year-old woman presented with a 15-year his...