Marjolin's ulcer, which was first described more than 1.5 centuries ago, involves a rare malignant transformation of chronic scar tissue or ulcer.1 Marjolin's ulcers are rare ...

The gastrocnemius muscle consists of two heads (lateral and medial) that originate from the respective femoral condyles (Slide 1). The soleus muscle originates from the proximal one-third of the po ...

This entity is most commonly a component of rotator cuff disease caused by impingement. Attrition due to chronic inflammation may lead to frank rupture. Glenohumeral arthritis with osteop ...

All of the above, with the exception of diabetes, are causes of secondary frozen shoulder. A healing surgical neck or tuberosity fracture can scar the capsuloligamentous structures leading to froze ...

Posterior tibial tendon (PTT) insufficiency is the most common cause of unilateral adult flatfoot deformity. Other causes of the adult acquired flatfoot to consider are arthritis of the t ...

DeQuervain's disease is a stenosing hypertrophy of the retinaculum over the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) tendons in the first dorsal compartment of t ...

Medial epicondylitis occurs less frequently than its lateral counterpart and is commonly referred to as golfer's elbow, although many patients with this condition are not golfers. Medial epicondyl ...

Current State: Repair and Rehab of Flexor Tendons

Overloading conditions can adversely effect a tendon structure via chronic microtrauma. These conditions often manifest histologically as the degeneration of collagen fibers (tendinosis) ...

Stenosing tenosynovitis, commonly referred to as trigger finger, most commonly occurs in otherwise healthy middle-aged women. It is also seen in younger patients whose vocations involve r ...