A 29-year-old male patient presented with progressive deformity of his left elbow since childhood. He was constantly treated with factor VIII for severe hemophilia A. He stated that he had no other diseases and had been submitted to any surgeries. At physical examination, he presented with restricted elbow extension (Figure 1A) and had a similar deformity of the right elbow. The patient is nega...

Introduction: A 6-year-old boy was referred to our hospital because of the stiffness both knees, which had commenced two years ago and gradually progressed hips, ankles, elbows, fingers, toes. He occasionally arthralgia with no complaint joint swelling. a long face, prominent forehead chin, short neck. There limitation in range motion all appendicular joints deformity. Case Presentation: Skelet...

OBJECTIVE To determine predictors of disability depending on whether joint deformity and pain reporting exist independently or concurrently. METHODS Subjects were 154 volunteers for an osteoarthritis screening examination. Eligible subjects completed questionnaires for physical function, pain, and depressive symptoms; underwent evoked pain testing for tenderness assessment; and had anteropost...

Content The use of sub-talar joint positioning to describe intrinsic foot ‘deformity’ is principally used by podiatrists attempting to rationalise lower limb symptoms and the use of foot orthoses. In order to have evolved the physical structures that we exhibit, natural variation of form must exist, along with the conservation of common functional attributes. Results from molecular genetics res...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is thought to result in cam deformity and femoroacetabular impingement. We examined: (1) cam-type deformity, (2) labral degeneration, chondrolabral damage, and osteoarthritic development, and (3) the clinical and patient-reported outcome after fixation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). METHODS We identified 28 patients who we...

Scheuermann kyphosis is a structural deformity of the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine that develops prior to puberty and deteriorates during adolescence. There is limited information on its natural history but many patients are expected to have a benign course. Severe kyphosis can progress into adult life and cause significant deformity and debilitating back pain. Conservative treatment include...

Pes cavus is a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally increased arch and hyperextension of the toes that gives the foot the appearance of a claw. We encountered a case of a 54-year-old male patient who presented with total right foot amputation due to injury with the tea harvesting engine. During physical examination, we observed a right foot amputation in the level of the metatar...

A pressure ulcer is a localised injury of the skin and underlying tissue that usually develops over a bony prominence. A decrease in the pressure over the bony prominence effectively prevents pressure ulcers; however, no studies have systematically assessed the physical properties of existing pressure ulcers. To characterise pressure ulcers, we established new terminology that clarifies the phy...