How Is Soft Tissue Reconstructed in Limb Lengthening?
Bone isn’t the only structure that adapts during limb lengthening. Muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and skin all stretch gradually alongside the bone, typically at about 1 millimeter per day. Soft tissue coverage limb lengthening is an actively managed process,...
How Is Erb’s Palsy Different From Klumpke’s Palsy?
Erb’s palsy and Klumpke’s palsy are both types of brachial plexus injury, and both change how the arm moves and feels. Which nerves get damaged is where they part ways. Shoulder and elbow function take the hit with Erb’s. Hand and wrist function take...
Is Amniotic Band Syndrome Surgery Done Before or After Birth?
Timing for amniotic band syndrome surgery isn’t fixed. It can happen before birth, during pregnancy itself, or after the baby is delivered, and the decision comes down almost entirely to how severe the bands are and what structures they’re constricting....
Should a Painless Glomus Tumor Be Removed?
Even when a glomus tumor isn’t causing pain, doctors often still recommend removing it. Confirming the diagnosis with certainty is one reason. Preventing gradual erosion of nearby bone, and ruling out conditions that mimic it on imaging, are the others. Glomus...