3 结果
BACKGROUND
Heel cord lengthening is a common component of foot and ankle surgery. If the tendon is anatomically or functionally over lengthened patients may develop plantarflexion weakness and heel overload problems such as symptomatic plantar heel callosities and heel ulceration.
METHODS
Nine
Disabling forefoot deformity of rheumatoid origin frequently requires surgical intervention. Twenty-three patients (36 feet) who underwent excision of the metatarsal heads in our unit between 1980 and 1987 were assessed clinically and radiologically (n = 12) and by questionnaire (n = 11) at an
Werner syndrome (WS) is a premature aging disorder, inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and caused by the mutation in the WRN gene. In this report we describe two male patients with negative family history who demonstrate characteristic findings of WS, with different mutations, including one