News
Hallux extensus: first toe deformity in the sagittal plane
The hallux extensus consists of the dorsiflexion or dorsal extension of the first radius. Its origin may be congenital or acquired and it is mainly caused by: a paralysis, involving brain-vascular accidents and neuromuscular diseases, among others; due to different types of alterations at the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, such as the shortening of the […]
Hallux valgus: the most frequent structural alteration of the first radius
Hallux abductus valgus is a deformity affecting the metatarsophalangeal joint of the first radius of the foot as well as the sesamoids and first toe. It is characterized by the deviation of the first toe medial axis relative to the body and by rotation of the valgus. This causes a dislocation of the metatarsophalangeal joint, […]
Hallux flexus: causes, clinical history and treatment
Hallux flexus is an anomaly of the big toe that causes an elevation of the head of the first metatarsal and a plantarflexion of the proximal phalanx. Structurally the metatarsophalangeal joint adopts a certain degree of dorsiflexion while the interphalangeal joint forms a plantarflexion to compensate. This deformity of the first radius is accompanied by […]
Elephantiasis or Chronic lymphatic filariasis
Elephantiasis is a syndrome mainly caused by hypertrophy of the lower extremities and external genitalia. It has its etiology in repetitive inflammatory diseases with obstruction of the lymphatic vessels and very specifically in filarial parasitic infections. Elephantiasis is a tropical skin disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti type parasites. Transmission is due to the bite of […]
Psoriasis: a chronic skin disease
Psoriasis is a chronic, genetic based, inflammatory disease that affects the skin causing swelling and flaking skin. It is not contagious but it can be inherited. Clinical history is highly diverse, with different degrees of evolution. It affects 2% of the world’s population (mostly Caucasian) and can develop at any age appearing in 75% of […]
Application of neuromuscular bandages in the lower extremity
The neuromuscular bandage, also known as kynesiotape (among other names), was invented in the early 1970s by the Doctor Kenzo Kasai. The use of these bandages by top class sportsmen in the last years has had an effect on the media being used as a result of it by sportsmen of all categories. Nowadays, neuromuscular […]
Recent Comments