According to the Marfan Foundation, Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue by causing a defect or mutation in the gene that tells the body how to make a ...

But for a small number of children, the infection triggers strange behavioral changes known as PANDAS syndrome. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome — also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) OR systemic exertional intolerance disease (SEID)— is a serious, chronic illness that can ...

Methods of off-loading can be broadly categorized as external (nonweightbearing, casting, braces, orthotics, and shoes) or internal (surgical intervention to correct the deformity). A common ...

Length of follow-up in 14 patients was 55 months (range, 12 to 112 months). Hindfoot scores (clinical rating system of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society) improved from 38 (range ...

It's usually caused by the pressure on your feet during high-impact sports but can also result from other things, such as bunions, hammertoe deformity, torn ligaments in your feet, obesity ...

Fibrillin-1 mutations have also been found in patients who do not fulfil clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome, but have related disorders of connective tissue, such as isolated ...

Credit: sockagphoto / Shutterstock. Global healthcare technology developer Medtronic has launched the CD Horizon ModuLeX spinal system for deformity procedures, adding to the company’s expanding ...

Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic condition that affects only males. Here's what you should know about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for the condition. Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic ...

Ankle fusion is a type of surgery to fuse the bones of your ankle into one piece. It’s also called ankle arthrodesis. The surgery is often done to treat arthritis in the ankle. The ankle joint is also ...

Case 158: 23-year-old minor league baseball player with pain about the left sided ribs/abdominal wall. Case 157: 37-year-old man with multiple sites of pain. Further history withheld. Case 156: ...