VIDEO: Cavus Foot Surgery and Recovery in Children * 2024
VIDEO: Cavus Foot Surgery and Recovery in Children * 2024

Categoría Enciclopedia Médica: Enfermedades

Flatfeet is a common condition, also known as flatfoot, in which the arches on the inside of the feet flatten when pressure is put on them.

Flat feet can cause pain and affect walking

Flatfoot is a condition in which the longitudinal arch of the foot is lost. It also involves abduction of the forefoot and valgus deformity of the hind foot. In flexible flatfoot, the arch is present during non–weight bearing but is lost during weight bearing. In rigid flatfoot, the arch is absent in weight-bearing and non–weight-bearing positions.

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Amputation is the loss or removal of a body part such as a toe, foot, or leg.

Leg or foot amputation

Leg or foot amputation is the removal of a leg, foot or toes from the body. These body parts are called extremities. Amputations are done either by surgery.

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Gangrene

Gangrene

Gangrene happens when tissues in your body die after a loss of blood caused by illness, injury, or infection. It usually happens in extremities like fingers, toes, and limbs, but you can also get gangrene in your organs and muscles. There are different types of gangrene, and all of them need medical care right away.

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Physical disability

Physical disability

A physical disability is a substantial and long-term limitation affecting a person’s mobility, physical functioning, stamina or agility. It can limit the individual, either temporarily or permanently, by becoming disabled for a wide range of reasons, such as genetic disorder, injury or a specific condition.

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Rotationplasty

Rotationplasty or Van Nes rotation

Rotationplasty, commonly known as a Van Nes rotation or Borggreve rotation, is a type of autograft wherein a portion of a limb is removed, while the remaining limb below the involved portion is rotated and reattached.

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Toxic shock syndrome TSS

Toxic shock syndrome TSS

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying infection such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or pneumonia. A few possible causes of toxic shock syndrome are: Cuts or open wounds on the skin, Surgical wounds, Viral infections (e.g. chickenpox), Contraceptive sponges, History of a recent birth, miscarriage, or abortion, Using super-absorbent tampons, Previously having TSS

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Types bone cancer

Amputation for bone cancer

Bone cancer can be one of several different cancers that develop in the bones. Cancers that begin in the bone are called primary bone cancers. Tumours that begin in organs or other parts of the body can also spread to the bones. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

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Blood infection

Amputation for bacterial infection in blood

Blood infections, also known as sepsis, can be fatal if not treated immediately. This is why it’s crucial to know the warning signs of sepsis and how to stop it in its tracks. Blood infections occur when your body is experiencing a severe reaction to an illness. People 65 or younger than 1 are more at risk for sepsis than others. If you can spot the warning signs of a blood infection quickly, it can potentially save your life.

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer

Lung cancer with bone metastases refers to secondary or metastatic tumours that are formed from cancer cells that have broken away from a primary lung cancer and spread through the lymphatic system or blood stream to the bones. Lung cancer is the third most common cause of bone metastases.

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Amputación de Pirogoff * ART LAB

Pie Humano * Pág.3.6. Amputación de Pirogoff

La amputación de Pirogoff fue descrita originalmente por el cirujano ruso Nicolás Pirogoff en el año 1864 y se refiere a la amputación osteoplástica distal a la articulación del tobillo, la resección del astrágalo y la fusión ósea de la tibia con el calcáneo, sus ventajas son: menor pérdida de la longitud de la extremidad y permitir la carga completa del peso corporal, así como el poder utilizar una prótesis más anatómica.

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Amputación transmetatarsiana en los pies * ART LAB

Pie Humano * Pág.3.2. Amputación transmetatarsiana

La amputación transmetatarsiana (amputación parcial del pie), también llamada ATM, es la cirugía para quitar toda o una parte de su parte delantera del pie. La parte delantera de su pie incluye los huesos metatarsianos, que son cinco huesos largos entre los dedos y el tobillo.

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Tratamiento de la braquimetatarsia mediante elongación ósea con minifijador externo 3 * ART LAB

La Braquimetatarsia * Pág.3. Tratamiento mediante elongación ósea con minifijador externo

Se presentan los resultados de la elongación ósea con minifijador externo, en una serie de 6 pacientes afectados de braquimetatarsia. Los pacientes fueron tratados en el Complejo Científico Ortopédico Internacional “Frank País” durante los años 2003 al 2007 (ambos inclusive).
En 5 pacientes la afección fue bilateral por lo cual se trataron un total de 11 pies.
En todos los casos la anomalía se localizó en el IV metatarsiano. Todos los pacientes pertenecen al sexo femenino y la edad promedio en el momento de la cirugía fue de 13,2 años. El alargamiento promedio logrado fue de 16 mm (12-21). El tiempo promedio de consolidación fue de 2,2 meses por cm de hueso elongado. En tres pies se presentaron complicaciones: retardo de consolidación, infección superficial en el trayecto de los alambres y contractura en flexión a nivel de la articulación metatarsofalángica del dedo correspondiente.

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