Osteopoikiosis is a rare condition showing characteristic sclerotic lesions on radiographic examination, which are diagnostic for the frait. We report four patients presenting with various complaints and 49 members of their families who later were found to have osteopoikilosis. The mean age of all 53 was 27.5 years and the male:female ratio was 33:20. Most had lesions in the small tubular bones. We studied the epidemiological, clinical and radiological features ofthese patients and from the pedigrees conclude that the disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant.
SUMMARY:The purpose of this study was to examine the plain anteroposterior radiographs of the hands in Turkish subjects in order to determine the prevalence of sesamoid bones and their distribution. A total of 923 hand radiographs from 459 men and 464 women with a mean age of 43.76±14.8 years (range, 18-85 years) were examined. Two sesamoid bones (ulnar and radial) were always present at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of the thumb (100%). One sesamoid bone in the thumb interphalangeal (IP) joint was observed in 21.3% of the cases. The prevalence of sesamoid bone of the index and little MCP joint were 36.6% and 53.2% respectively. Sesamoid bones palmar to the MCP joints of the middle finger and ring finger were rare; the incidence for these locations being 1.3% (12 hands) and 0.9% (8 hands), respectively. There were no significant differences between left and right hand digits. The distribution of sesamoid bones in different locations between male and female subjects were statistically similar in 1st IP joint (p=0.530), 4th MCP (p=0.631), 5th MCP (p=0.067) joints. However, the sesamoid bones in 2nd MCP and 3rd MCP joints were statistically more frequent in female subjects (p=0.024 and p=0.018 respectively). The present study represents the first report on the prevalence and distribution of sesamoid bones in the hand in Turkish subjects. The prevalence of sesamoid bones in Turkish population is considerably different from the Africans and Europeans, but rather resembles Mediterranean and Arab populations.
Cementless total hip arthroplasty combined with subtrochanteric osteotomy for the treatment of patients with Crowe Group IV developmental dysplasia of the hip is an effective technique to reduce the hip to its original acetabular location and restore the rotational deformities. Plate and screw fixation is a viable option for a secure and stable fixation of femoral stem after subtrochanteric osteotomy.
In light of the present study's findings, we suggest that the technique of anterior decompression, strut grafting, and anterior instrumentation is an effective method for the treatment of post-traumatic kyphotic deformity and that the success of the technique depends on the time from trauma to operation and the severity of baseline deformity, regardless of the type of instrumentation.
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