And one of them [ 2] reported the significance of serum phosphate level in deformity correction of the knee and leg lengthening by Ilizarov method in hypophosphatemic rickets.
In the hands of an experienced surgeon, familiar with intramedullary lengthening devices the described techniques might be valuable treatment options in deformity correction of the upper limb.
The major toll of rheumatic fever is in the deformity of the heart valves created by the initial attack or by frequently repeated attacks of the acute illness.
In a large animal study on sheep, placing a biodegradable interference screw over the growth plate resulted in a deformity of the proximal tibial growth plate.
This can result in marked deformity of the ribs due to either primary bony dysplastic changes or severe destruction which resembles "ribbons" on the chest radiograph (Fig. 8) known as the "ribbon ribs" deformity [18].
Potter syndrome describes the constellation of extrarenal clinical features commonly associated with BRAHD; wide-set eyes, 'squashed' nose, receding chin, large, low-set ears deficient in cartilage, deformity of the feet and hands and hypoplasia of the lungs [1], [2].
Often CNO leads to multiple fractures and joint destruction resulting in severe deformity of the foot.
The toxic effects of ATR on animals are embodied in the deformity of reproductive organ, carcinogenicity, hypoevolutism, hypoimmunity, and so forth [ 2, 3].
The ETT was kept dry, so neither condensation in, nor deformity of, the ETT could have impeded the ideal functioning of TC.
1 Both conditions generally present during childhood and can result in severe deformity of the affected tissues, depending on the extent of skeletal involvement.
