Rapidly progressive joint flexures are presented in a 58-year-old woman diagnosed with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome associated with pancreatic carcinoma. Test your diagnostic acumen.

This method assumes growth of the distal femur to be 1 cm per year, growth of the proximal tibia to be 0.6 cm per year, and skeletal maturity at age 16 for boys and age 14 for girls.

The interphalangeal joints (both proximal and distal) of her hands and her ankles were swollen but non-tender on palpation. The axial skeleton and rest of the joints of the appendicular skeleton were ...

Our minimal incision quadricepsplasty was effective in treating the knee extension contracture at the end of femur distraction. Gastrocnemius recession was used to treat the ankle equinus contracture ...

This is a case illustrating a 6.5 cm tibia lengthening done for lower extremity shortening related to the hip and proximal femur. The presence of a complex hip replacement prosthesis and hip joint ...

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has become one of two systems in the Northeast to offer elbow joint replacements. Until the advent of this procedure, there had been no way to ...

There are many ways to treat Dupuytren’s contracture, including injections and surgery. But if your symptoms are mild, you may be able to manage the condition with more conservative treatment ...

AMC, as it’s commonly called, is used to describe the presence of multiple congenital contractures. Valerie Pepe's AMC Music Festival is set for Saturday, June 7 at 6 p.m. at Killmeyer's Old ...

Don’t let the wrong shoes be the source of unnecessary joint pain. We Asked 4 Podiatrists the Best Walking Shoes to Reduce Joint Pain—They All Picked the Same One Skip to main content ...

Jeff Monreal, a longtime funeral home director in the area, organizes and runs a charity golf outing that has raised $168,000 over the past nine years. How does Monreal decide which charity to give… ...