Researchers identify bone-forming cells as the driver of scoliosis caused by a genetic disorder, which can be prevented ...

A facial deformity known as "Habsburg jaw," famously noted in the Habsburg dynasty of Spanish and Austrian royals, can be attributed to inbreeding. According to a new study published in the Annals of ...

Spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis are among the most serious complications of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder that affects about one in 3,000 people.

Ohio law caps damages that can be awarded for pain and suffering (i.e., noneconomic damages) up to $350,000 in tort claims unless a plaintiff can establish that she: (1) sustained a permanent and ...

RA can cause changes to the joints and ligaments in the hands, leading to twisted joints and gnarled ligaments, but early diagnosis and effective treatments can help prevent severe damage. Common hand ...

Marine biologists have documented the first case of a whale shark surviving with a severe spinal deformity. The 20-foot whale shark was first encountered in 2010 at Ewing Bank, off the Louisiana coast ...

A Haglund’s deformity can be referred to by a number of different names such as bony enlargement, prominent bump, pump bump, or retrocalcaneal exostosis. Just as confusing is how an excision of the ...

LISBON, Portugal — Late valgus deformity after a proximal tibial metaphysis fracture in children, which was classified as Cozen’s phenomenon, developed in about half of the 33 patients included in a ...

This redefined a broken sleep schedule. An unfortunate soul had to undergo emergency surgery after fracturing his penis in two places while sleeping — which left him with an ” ‘eggplant’ deformity.” ...

An animal rescue in California has gone viral after putting out an appeal for someone to adopt Luna, a pit bull with a facial deformity so severe that she struggles to breathe and eat. Luna was ...