New Documentation System for Ulnar Longitudinal Deficiency.

Background: This study examines the value of a new alphanumerical documentation system to classify the whole spectrum of deformities in ulnar longitudinal deficiency (ULD).

Methods: The patients with ULD, whom were referred during a 35-year period, were identified from the hospital database. A total of 7 patients with photographs and/or conventional radiographs that could be adequately reproduced were enrolled in the study.

Osteochondroma after acute skeletal infection: a primary or a secondary lesion?

Secondary or acquired osteochondroma may develop following radiation exposure, trauma or surgery, and osteomyelitis. This report presents a 15-year-old patient with an osteochondroma of the anterolateral left distal tibial metaphysis, who received surgical treatment for an acute suppurative arthritis of the left ankle joint at the age of 4 years. The purpose of this paper is to present the challenging diagnostic enigma of the osteochondroma's etiology in our patient between a primary versus a secondary lesion.

Neurogenic hallux valgus. A rare complication of spinal surgery.

Introduction: Post-surgical lumbar spine syndrome is the result of failed or unsuccessful back surgery. It is defined as failure to relieve pain and disability in the lower back and extremities following surgery. This case report suggests inclusion of neurogenic hallux valgus to the list of potential complications following failed lumbar spine surgery.

Skin burns following cryotherapy in misdiagnosed pediatric injuries.

Superficial local cryotherapy is frequently and safely used for pain relief following musculoskeletal injury or disease. However, serious skin complications have been reported in adults following inappropriate application. Skin burns following superficial local cryotherapy have not been previously reported in children.

Myositis ossificans in children: a review.

The formation of lamellar bone in the soft tissues, where bone normally does not exist, is called myositis ossificans. However, it would be more accurate to describe as myositis ossificans the involvement of skeletal muscles and as ectopic or heterotopic ossification the involvement of soft tissues in general. The lesion is subdivided in genetic and non-genetic or acquired types.