Figure 2: 3D-computed tomography (CT) scan showing right rotatory atlanto-axial subluxation without any increase in the atlanto-dental distance confirming the diagnosis of Fielding’s type-I atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation. smaller centers. This leads to undue concentration of neurosurgeons in a few centers, where facilities are available, leading to less and less of neurosurgical work for ind...

BACKGROUND Dislocation or subluxation of the peroneal tendons out of the peroneal groove under a torn or avulsed superior peroneal retinaculum has been well described. We identified a new subgroup of patients with intrasheath subluxation of these tendons within the peroneal groove and with an otherwise intact retinaculum. METHODS The cases of fifty-seven patients with painful snapping of the ...

Megalocornea in isolation is a rare congenital enlargement of the cornea greater than 13 mm in diameter. Patients with megalocornea are prone to cataract formation, crystalline lens subluxation, zonular deficiencies and dislocation of the posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) within the capsular bag. A 55-year-old male with megalocornea in isolation developed subluxation of the capsular ba...

We describe 95 patients with previously treated congenital dislocation of the hip who underwent femoral osteotomy after the age of five years. The commonest indication for surgery was progressive uncovering and subluxation of the femoral head; other reasons were coxa vara, long leg dysplasia and persistent anteversion. Femoral osteotomy for uncovering of the femoral head (Severin Grade III) in ...

The knee has two joints, the tibio-femoral and the -patello-femoral, but until recent years the second has received relatively little attention. This neglect is surprising, because the importance of lesions of the extensor mechanism, and the need for a powerful quadriceps muscle, have long been appreciated. This article surveys first the methods of examination of the patello-femoral joint, then...

* Director of Research Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic When you speak of subluxation, the first description that often jumps to mind is the traditional misalignment, occlusion of a foramen, pressure on a nerve and interference (MOPI) model proposed by B.J. Palmer.1 In fact there are several modern models currently in use as well. Some are conceptual models, such as the Vertebral Sublux...