Musculoskeletal Key

Perthes Disease B. David Horn David A. Spiegel A 6-year-old boy presents with an intermittent left-sided limp associated with occasional pain in the left knee. CLINICAL PRESENTATION Perthes disease may…

Flatfoot David A. Spiegel B. David Horn A healthy 6-year-old girl presents with mild, activity related discomfort in the medial hind part of the foot. CLINICAL PRESENTATION Flatfoot, or pes…

Bowed Legs B. David Horn David A. Spiegel A 3-year-old boy presents with bilateral bowed legs, which have been present since 1 year of age. The family reports that the…

Intoeing David A. Spiegel B. David Horn A 5-year-old girl presents with a chief complaint of her feet pointing inward when she walks and runs. Her parents are concerned that…

Skin/Soft Tissue Injury/Infection River M. Elliott Jonas L. Matzon David R. Steinberg A 32-year-old right-hand dominant woman presents with a laceration of the left small finger after accidentally cutting herself…

Finger Dislocation Pramod B. Voleti Stephan G. Pill David R. Steinberg A 22-year-old right-hand-dominant male presents with right small finger pain after “jamming” his finger while playing basketball. He reports…

Dupuytren Contracture Nicholas T. Haddock Stephan G. Pill David R. Steinberg A 60-year-old diabetic male presents with gradual onset of stiffness and inability to straighten his right small and ring…

Osteoarthritis at the Base of the Thumb (Carpometacarpal Joint) Min Jung Park Jonas L. Matzon David R. Steinberg A 55-year-old right-hand-dominant female laborer presents with chronic pain at the base…

Ganglia of the Hand Christina F. Endress Jonas L. Matzon David R. Steinberg A 58-year-old woman presents with an unsightly finger mass. CLINICAL PRESENTATION Masses in the hand originate from…

Trigger Finger Christina F. Endress Jonas L. Matzon David R. Steinberg A 52-year-old woman with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus presents with pain in her palm, stiffness of…