The Incomplete Child — an exhibition about congenitaldeformities in science, art and society
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Thomas S.Posted
Sun 11 Jan 2009 3:48pm
). Their latest contribution deals with congenitaldeformities in children, and takes an historical as well as an artistic approach to the challenge of culturally accomodating the issue of birthdefects.
Here is what Morten A. Skydsgaard, head curator of the exhibition, writes about the show:
“Congenitaldeformities have always fascinated and disgusted us
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Are Your Kid's Shoes Making Their Feet Deformed?
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Dr. Marybeth CranePosted
Wed 25 Mar 2009 11:00am
Children's Shoes Are Too Small and Causing Deformities, a New Study Finds
A new study of 250 children in Switzerland presented by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that a vast majority of young children are wearing shoes that are too small, increasing the risk of foot deformities. "The most striking finding was that more
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Rhinoplasty Mistake #9: Open Roof Deformity
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Dr. Jason Litner, Dr. Peyman SoliemanPosted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 12:03pm
an ‘open roof’ deformity. The photos below give you a sense of what this problem looks like. When you have an open roof, the middle part of the bridge will look and feel unnaturally... a bump on the bridge creates an ‘open roof’ deformity, shown here in purple. If this is not closed, the result is an unnaturally flat and irregular bridge shown by the arrows
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Haglund’s Deformity
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Northcoast FootcarePosted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm
Haglund’s deformity is an enlargement of the bone on the back of the heel that typically leads to an inflammed bursa, the fluid-filled sac between the Achilles tendon and the heel bone. The condition is young, active individuals and those with high arched feet because the heel bone (calcaneus) tilts back in a high arched foot. As the heel bone tilts
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Rhinoplasty Mistake 2: The Pollybeak Deformity
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Dr. Jason Litner, Dr. Peyman SoliemanPosted
Tue 16 Sep 2008 5:15am
So, what is a pollybeak deformity? Well, that’s the unpleasant and unkind name we give to a nose in which the area just above the tip is too full. Normally, there should... below to see a pollybeak deformity indicated by the arrows.
OK, what causes a pollybeak deformity?
Well, a few things can and they are all preventable. First, a surgeon may
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Doctors at Wockhardt Hospital Perform deformity correction through "Vertebral Column Manipulation"
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SumitPosted
Sat 16 May 2009 1:20am
Doctors at Wockhardt Hospitals,Hyderabad performed a deformity correction through Vertebral Column Manipulation (VCM) technique on a 14-year-old girl suffering from Scoliosis.
Scoliosis is a medical condition in which the person's spine has an abnormal lateral curvature . The spine is curved from side to side,or even be rotated.Scoliotic curves
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SUCCESFUL NATURAL CURE FOR BONES (esp.deformities as bunions & hammertoe; bursitis)
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Tatjana-MihaelaPosted
Wed 25 Mar 2009 3:38am
Health of the bones is extremely important: they protect all our inner organs, they help us to move, walk and be flexible, they store the most important minerals for the health of the body, in the bone marrow blood cells are produced, some bones store lipids, which are great source of energy for us. Every problem with them means big ...
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Angular and rotational limb deformities: Slumdog has his day in the OR
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Dr. Patty KhulyPosted
Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:01pm
research and lecture on all kinds of fiddly limb deformity-fixing techniques. Yesterday his talents came in very handy.
Slumdog is the newest addition to my family. Every bit... beneath (radius and ulna).
The bones were then repositioned based on his degree of abnormal rotation and altered angulation, then plated together.
Here are his post-op rads
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