The author observed a new accessory bone of the foot in the distal portion of navicular, which articulated with the medial cuneiform and the intermediate cuneiform, and named it os infranaviculare. A degenerative change was observed between the accessory bone and the navicular; this caused midfoot pain to the patient during weight-bearing. Thus, the patient was treated by excision of the accessory bone. The symptom was relieved at one-year postoperative.
Bone Diseases/complications/*pathology/radiography/surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pain/etiology ; Running ; Tarsal Bones/*pathology/radiography/surgery

OBJECTIVETo evaluate indications and clinical results of total hip arthroplasties for degenerative hips with history of infection.

METHODSSeven cases of degenerative hip with history of infection underwent primary total hip arthroplasties, which involved 5 males and 2 females, with an average age of 45.8 years (range, 30 to 65 years). The quiescent period of infection were more than 10 years in all hips. According to Kim classification, 3 cases were of type I, and 4 of type II. The method to exclude active infection at the site of degenerative hips preoperatively was combination of physical examination, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein level. The lateral incision was adopted in all cases, and all prosthesis were cementless. The clinical results of affected hips were assessed according to Harris hip score.

RESULTSThe follow-up was performed with the mean duration of 33.5 months (range, 21 to 44 months). No recurrence of infection, damage of nerve function or deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities occurred in all cases. The mean Harris hip scores improved from 44.5 points preoperatively to 84 points at the latest follow-up. No aseptic loosening of prosthesis or periprosthetic osteolysis were found at the latest follow-up.

CONCLUSIONTotal hip arthroplasties has good short term results for degenerative hips with history of infection. It is important to select indicated cases and rule out the possibility of active infection.

Adult ; Aged ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip ; methods ; Bone Diseases, Infectious ; complications ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hip ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiography

Scurvy is very rare disease in industrialized societies. Nevertheless, it still exists in higher risk groups including economically disadvantaged populations with poor nutrition, such as the elderly and chronic alcoholics. The incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is very low. This study reports a case of scurvy in a 5-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and developmental delay based on MRI findings.
Ascorbic Acid/blood/therapeutic use ; Bone Diseases, Metabolic/etiology ; Cerebral Palsy/complications ; Child, Preschool ; Cholecalciferol/blood ; Developmental Disabilities/complications ; Drainage ; Female ; Femur/pathology/radionuclide imaging/surgery ; Fever/etiology ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hematoma/diagnosis/etiology/surgery ; Humans ; Knee/radiography ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods ; Muscle Weakness/etiology ; Rare Diseases ; Scurvy/complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy ; Thigh/pathology ; Vitamins/therapeutic use