One year of treatment with vosoritide has been shown to improve spinal and lower limb misalignment in children with achondroplasia, according to results published in the Journal of Pediatric ...

Bunions can be painful and inconvenient — and they can make finding shoes difficult. Also know by the medical term hallux valgus, bunions are bony projections that generally develop at the base ...

Dr. Abigail Allen is a board certified pediatric orthopedic surgeon with almost two decades of experience caring for children with musculoskeletal conditions. She specializes in pediatric trauma and ...

An American couple adopted a two-year-old Indian girl named Nisha, who was born with bilateral lower limb deformities. An American couple, who moved to India years ago, shared a heartwarming video ...

Health care professionals should assess baseline bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis before determining first-line therapy, researchers report. Animal testing requirements for ...

The risk of systemic side effects is greater in infants than in adults due to increased percutaneous drug absorption and lower blood volume. The closed eyes technique of eyedrop administration is ...

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This mechanical change explains the higher rates of plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, and various foot deformities seen in obese populations. Ankle joints present a unique vulnerability pattern.

Too much earwax can cause rubbing of the ear or poking in the canal. A piece of ear wax can become dry and hard in the ear canal. This creates a feeling that an object is in the ear. Complete blockage ...

Paediatrics is a medical discipline focused on individuals from birth to the end of adolescence. The care of paediatric patients is different to that of adults, as many drugs are processed ...

[8,9] The ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthoses in the lower limb. [10] AFOs are designed to address two main concerns; either to improve function or to affect the ...