General information For a human being, height is one of his most defining and obvious characteristics. People who are too tall have problems in everyday life, but people who are too small have at least as many problems. But when is a person too big or too small? are children already too small just because … Determination of the final body height
Bone age determination with the help of the carpal bones The carpal bones are the 8 small bones that can be felt at the ball of the hand. In the male infant, all these bones are still made of cartilage at birth, which then ossify during development. A female infant is already born with 2 … Bone age determination with the help of the carpal bones | Determination of the final body height
Fields of application However, both methods can only be used if it can be ensured that the child’s bone formation is not disturbed, because the comparison values and standards all come from children with normal, healthy bone growth and can therefore of course only be compared with those of normal healthy children. Once the state … Fields of application | Determination of the final body height
Causes for bow legs In most cases, malpositions of the leg axes are congenital and appear already in childhood/adolescence. If left untreated, this malposition of the leg axes is more likely to lead to generalized arthrosis the earlier it occurs. It is also possible for bow legs to develop due to tears in the meniscus … Therapy of O – legs
Therapy goal Arthrosis is to be avoided, therefore a congenital or acquired leg malposition is corrected in such a way that, if the onset of arthrosis is present, it is at least prevented from progressing further. Surgical therapy is intended to distribute the weight evenly over the entire joint surface again. However, removing part of … Therapy goal | Therapy of O – legs
Complication of the operation Surgery always involves a certain risk, as it is an intervention in the physical organism. Therefore, there are also risks in the correction of bow legs, but these are rare: Infections Blood clot formation with carryover (thrombosis and embolism) Post-bleeding with bruising Delayed healing with necessary follow-up care Usually the procedure … Complication of the operation | Therapy of O – legs
Synonyms in the broadest sense Medical: Genu valgum Definition X-legs are axial deviations from the normal axis. In contrast to bow legs, the axis of bow legs deviates inwards. When viewed from the front, the impression of an “X” is created. X- legs are axial deviations from the norm. The legs deviate to the side … X-Legs
Diagnosis The diagnosis is of course made clinically in pronounced forms. Here the malposition can be easily recognized from the outside. In lighter forms, the X-ray image can be helpful. In this case, the thigh bone, the knee joint and the ankle joint are x-rayed in a so-called axial image. To objectively record the extent … Diagnosis | X-Legs
How are X- legs corrected? There are several ways to correct knock knees. In addition to conservative therapy with shoe insoles on the inside of the shoe or physiotherapy, there are several invasive and non-invasive procedures: Firstly, the growth plate of the knee side is stiffened for a short period of time, as it grows … How are X- legs corrected? | X-Legs
Problems with bow legs In the long term, all severe leg malpositions, whether bow legs or knock-knees, lead to premature wear and tear of the joint cartilage, so that arthrosis of the knee joint (knee arthrosis, gonarthrosis) must be expected with increasing age. The outer knee joint is particularly affected in the knock-knees, while the … Problems with bow legs | X-Legs
O-legs are also often referred to as soccer legs, especially throughout Germany. Certainly not entirely without reason, because the sport of soccer can promote the visible malposition of the legs – but this has nothing to do with the ball. Therefore, clearly not only footballers suffer from bow legs. What are bow legs? O-legs are … Bow Legs: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Introduction Body cavities are hollow spaces that occur in different areas of the body. A body cavity can only be described as such when it is completely enclosed by the torso wall. This results in a topographic, i.e. a position-dependent division of the body cavities. Topographical classification: Thoracic cavity (Cavitas thoracis) Abdominal cavity (Cavitas abdominalis) … Body cavities
