Analysis of anatomic variations in cleft hands.

Purpose: This study presents an overview of the clinical and x-ray findings observed in 54 cleft hands of 31 patients. The emphasis was on a detailed analysis of typical malformation-associated x-ray patterns such as aplasia and synostosis, with findings arranged as a function of cleft location and of the Manske and Halikis classification.

Methods: The charts and radiographs of 31 patients with 54 cleft hands were reviewed retrospectively and compared with data reported in the literature.

The spine in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a case report.

Study Design: A case report of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP).

Objectives: To report a very rare cause of back pain.

Summary Of Background Data: FOP is an autosomal dominant disorder with overexpression of bone morphogenetic protein 4 and negative HLA B27.

Sonographic investigation of anatomical specimens of infant hip joints.

The anatomical foundations of infant hip sonography techniques are ill-defined. We investigated anatomical specimens of infant hip joints in a water bath, with Graf's and Terjesen's methods. Acetabular position was varied in defined increments, with respect to the ultrasound beam.