Musculoskeletal Disorders
News
Diabetes Affects Muscle Strength, Increases Risk of Falls
Diabetes mellitus may lead to osteoporosis and bone fractures through a broad range of mechanisms, according to a review published online ahead of...
News
Increase Daily Activity May Prevent Bone Mineral Density Loss
As part of a retrospective analysis, Muir and colleagues reviewed data from the Canadian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study and found that increasing...
Case Reports
Effects of Bilateral Distal Femoral Stress in a Patient on Long-Term Pamidronate
Recent studies have shown an association between long-term bisphosphonate therapy and low-energy subtrochanteric femoral fractures.
Case Reports
Chronic Multifocal Mycobacterium fortuitum Osteomyelitis Following Penetrating Plantar Trauma
We present the case of a 10-year-old girl with Mycobacterium fortuitum osteomyelitis following a plantar puncture wound with vegetative material....
Case Reports
Three Cases of Melorheostosis With Foot and Ankle Involvement
Melorheostosis is a rare and poorly understood condition of bone and soft tissue with a wide range of clinical presentations.
Case Reports
Humeral Head Resurfacing for Glenohumeral Arthritis Associated With Dysplasia
Humeral head resurfacing is indicated for the treatment of glenohumeral arthrosis in a variety of well-described situations, including humeral...
Case Reports
Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis Due to the Chromoblastomycosis Agent Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common agent of chromoblastomycosis, a chronic localized fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues...
Case Reports
Epithelioid Sarcoma: An Unusual Presentation in the Distal Phalanx of the Toe
Epithelioid sarcoma is rare soft tissue sarcoma first described by Enzinger in 1970. The classic variant often occurs in the deep or superficial...
Case Reports
Simultaneous Proximal Femoral Rotational and Distal Femoral Varus Osteotomies for Femoral Retroversion and Genu Valgum
Whereas excess femoral anteversion and its related symptoms have been described many times, excess femoral retroversion is less well documented....
Article
Updates on Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Original Research
Clinical Outcomes of Osteomyelitis Patients Infected With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA-300 Strains
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA-300 strains have emerged as an important cause of community-acquired infections. These...