Congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle is a rare condition in which part of the middle portion of the clavicle has a discontinuity. Signs or symptoms of fracture are absent.1 The pseu ...

Estimates of the incidence of Scheuermann disease in the general population range from 0.5% to nearly 10%, and are dependent on the diagnostic criterion used. Most studies have reported a higher in ...

The occipitocervical junction consists of the articulations from the occiput to the atlas and from the atlas to the axis. This highly mobile area of the spine contributes 50% of cervical flexion be ...

The first cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) were reported in 1855 by Aran and Virchow. They described patients with lower extremity weakness followed by upper extremity involvement. In 188 ...

Cervical alignment varies with positioning of the patient. This is especially important in young children. The head has been shown to be disproportionately large in children, so if they are placed ...

Nontraumatic subluxation at the C1-C2 junction is rare, but most commonly seen in children with Down syndrome, skeletal dysplasia, or after a pharyngeal inflammation. It has been reported that as m ...

The first cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) were reported in 1855 by Aran and Virchow. They described patients with lower extremity weakness followed by upper extremity involvement. In 188 ...

Clubfoot is a common, controversial congenital foot deformity.There is an increased incidence of  hereditary factors and arrested fetal development. Teratologic classification is the result of ...

As a generic term, developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) includes varying degrees of subluxation and dislocation. Acetabular dysplasia indicates a shallow socket that tends to have a more vertic ...

Growth and development of the hand occurs as pluripotent mesenchymal cells differentiate. The cell population size increases by mitosis and the intracellular structural protein is synthesized. Intr ...