Hereditary retinal dystrophies are clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of conditions, many which have similar symptoms functional findings, making correct diagnosis difficult. Bietti corneoretinal dystrophy is a rare form hereditary with an autosomal recessive mode inheritance. With this dystrophy, yellow-white crystals visualized on the retina progressive atrophy pigment epithelium,...

Javed et al’s guide to the management of elbow pain1 is disappointing on several fronts including its support for the myth that only tennis players get tennis elbow,2 but especially in its description of the clinical signs of this condition and golfer’s elbow. The essence of examining a joint is to distinguish between conditions of the joint proper and those of the muscle and tendons that move ...

This is a prospective study evaluating the efficacy of four clinical signs believed to be useful in the diagnosis of scaphoid fracture. Two hundred and fifteen consecutive patients with suspected scaphoid fracture were examined on two separate occasions to evaluate tenderness in the anatomical snuff box (ASB), tenderness over the scaphoid tubercle (ST), pain on longitudinal compression of the t...