Orthopedics

Approximately one-third of diabetes treatment costs in the United States are spent on treating diabetic foot ulcers.

A 9-year-old girl with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 6-month history of pain in her right knee and hip. She recalls that the pain had started in her right...

A 55-year-old African American woman reported several months of back pain, bilateral joint stiffness, and pain in her fingers and wrists. Swelling in the ankles and shins had also developed.

Boy with a persistent rash on his feet is diagnosed with juvenile plantar dermatosis.

Man with erythematous, scaly lesions on his foot, legs and thighs, was diagnosed with stasis dermatitis.

Here we present 6 cases of musculoskeletal disorders, including episternal ossicle, blount disease, and Baker's cyst.

The characteristic lesions of “dyshidrotic” eczematous dermatitis can appear on soles, palms, and sides of toes and fingers.

A 67-year-old man presented for evaluation of atrophy of the left thenar eminence that had developed within the past 2 weeks. He denied hand weakness.

Heel pain that occurs with the first several steps in the morning and diminishes as walking continues is the classic symptom of plantar fasciitis.

Neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease are indirect causes of many diabetic foot wounds.