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Congenital cleft-foot deformity treatment.

A retrospective review of congenital cleft foot was done on 16 patients with 32 involved feet. The average age at the time of surgery was 4 years (range, 5 months to 13 years). The average follow-up after surgery was 7.8 years, with a range of 2-45 years. A simple classification based on severity of deficiency was developed. Twenty-three of the 24 procedures performed gave a satisfactory result. Six of the nine untreated feet were satisfactory. Based on our classification, the following treatment is recommended: type I, central partial forefoot cleft was treated by a soft-tissue syndactylism and a partial hallux valgus correction, if needed. Type II, for a complete forefoot cleft to the tarsus, soft-tissue syndactylism with first-ray osteotomy if necessary before age 5 years is recommended. First-ray amputation is advised after age 5 years. Type III: Complete absence of first through fourth ray did not need forefoot surgery.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

High intraosseous pressure as a cause of lameness in a horse with a degloving injury of the metatarsus.

A 6-year-old Paint mare undergoing treatment for a degloving injury of the right metatarsus developed a non-weight-bearing lameness 19 days after admission. Diagnostic nerve blocks localized the source of pain to the area between the tarsus and the metatarsophalangeal joint. Radiography of the metatarsus and metatarsophalangeal joint, arthrocentesis of the metatarsophalangeal joint, and ultrasonography of the flexor tendons, flexor tendon sheath, and suspensory ligament failed to identify the cause of the lameness. The horse was anesthetized and intraosseous pressure was measured in the left and right third metatarsal bones, using a self-tapping cannulated screw attached to a pressure transducer. Pressure in the affected limb (46 mm Hg) was 3.5 times as high as pressure in the unaffected limb (13 mm Hg). The day after pressures were measured and fenestration was performed, signs of lameness were substantially improved. High intraosseous pressure in the affected limb was most likely secondary to edema, inflammation, and partial venous thrombosis, in combination with bone neovascularization, that impaired intraosseous venous drainage from the medullary cavity. Fenestration of the affected bone relieved the excessive pressure and allowed for resolution of pain.

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PubMed2000

[Study of the olfactory response in the Drosophila homeotic mutant leg-aristae-wing complex gene].

Antennae are known to be olfactory organs in Drosophila. The leg-aristae-wing complex (lawc) mutation causes a homeotic transformation of the arista (the fifth element of antenna) into tarsal elements. To test how the homeotic transformation of the arista into the tarsus can affect behavior, we studied the olfactory response in the lawc mutants. The data were carefully processed by statistical methods. In spite of a low penetrance of the trait of arista transformation, the mutant flies were found to be approximately half as perceptible to attractant odors than the wild-type flies.

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PubMed1975

Two new species of the genus Caminacarus (Acarina: Cloacaridae) from turtles in Louisiana.

Caminacarus chrysemys sp. n. and Caminacarus terrapenae sp. n. are described from the cloaca of Chrysemys scripta elegans and Terrapene carolina in Louisiana. The former species is very similar to Caminacarus deirochelys but differs in the form of the dorsal shield which has longer lateral elongations and the median dorsal elongation does not extend to the genital sclerite, structure of the anterodorsal wall of the gnathosomal base which is closed forming a ringlike apodeme, and structure of the tarsal setae as well as the presence of one additional seta on the dorsal surface of tarsus III. Caminacarus terrapenae differs from the above species by the form of the dorsal shield which extends more anteriorly but lacks anterior winglike elongations and has rounded anterolateral margins, the posteriorly concave shape of the genital sclerite and more sclerotized vaginal wall, the anterodorsal wall of the gnathosomal base which is not ringlike but open with lateral sclerotizations and interior punctations in this species, and structure of the tarsal setae with the presence of smaller heavier setae. The host specificity and biology of these species are discussed in relation to other members of the Cloacaridae.

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PubMed2000

[The use of electromyographic examination as a diagnostic tool and phenytoin sodium as treatment in a case of classic springhalt in a Dutch warmblood horse].

This paper describes a case of unilateral stringhalt present for 18 months in the right hind limb of a 4-year-old Warmblood gelding. The only abnormalities detected by electromyography (EMG) were a prolonged insertion activity, fibrillation potentials, and positive waves at rest and enhanced EMG activity in the right lateral digital extensor muscle on muscle contraction. This was interpreted as denervation and hyperirritability of this muscle. Both similarities and differences with Australian stringhalt could be found. As described for horses suffering from Australian stringhalt, phenytoin sodium was administered orally in a dosage ranging from 15 to 9.3 mg/kg body weight in order to try to influence the hyperflexia. Therapeutic effects without side effects could be achieved at plasma concentrations between 5.1 and 9.9 mg/L at a dosage of 12 mg/kg body weight twice daily, which is consistent with data in the literature (5-10 mg/L). The EMG examination seems to help to clarify the aetiology of the classical form of stringhalt, since the only abnormality in this patient was an abnormal electrical activity in the lateral digital extensor muscle. As in Australian stringhalt, in this type of stringhalt phenytoin also relieved the hyperflexion of the tarsus.

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PubMed1975

Two new species and new records of nasal mites of the genus Sternostoma (Acarina: Rhinonyssinae) from birds in Texas.

Two new species and new host and locality records are established for nasal mites of the genus Sternostoma from birds in Texas. Sternostoma tracheacolum Lawrence is reported for the first time from Pipilo fuscus and Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, respectively. Additionally, a new host record for Sternostoma porteri Hyland from Centurus aurifrons and a new locality record for Sternostoma pirangae Pence from Piranga rubra are established. A redescription is provided for Sternostoma augei Amaral from Speotyto cunicularia. Sternostoma crotophagae sp. n. is described from Crotophaga sulcirostris. It differs from the other species of the genus by the heavily sclerotized margins of the anal plate and tiny cribrum, the two small rounded bifuractions of the movable digit of the chelicerae, abscence of dorsal opisthosomal setae (J, Z, and R series), and chaetotaxy of tarsi II, III, and IV which have only 3 ventral club-shaped setae in the distal row (al1, av2, and pl1 with pv1 apparently absent) and 2 club-shaped setae in the more proximal row (al2 and av3 with pv3 modified into a spinelike seta in the more proximal row and al2 and av3 with pv3 modified into a spinelike seta having an enlarged base and pl2 shorter and with a rounded tip). Sternostoma sayornis sp. n. is described from Sayornis nigricans. The new species is most similar to Sternostoma hedonophilum Fain but differs in the absence of enlarged punctate areas around the stigmata, 5 additional pairs of seta on dorsal opisthosoma (Z and R series), absence of gnathosomal and capitular setae, and slight differences in the leg chaetotaxy with al1 and pl1 on tarsi II, III, and IV very long and whip-like and slight differences in the solenidia on and adjacent to the sensorial area of tarsus I. The host-parasite relationships and affinities of the species of Sternostoma from the host family Tyrannidae are briefly discussed and Sternostoma callithrix Fain and Aitken is reduced as a synonym of Sternostoma longisetosa Hyland on the basis of their existing descriptions.

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PubMed2001

A novel TRK A (NTRK1) mutation associated with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type V.

A boy with recurrent pyrexial episodes from early life sustained a painless ankle injury and was found to have a calcaneus fracture and, later, neuropathic joint degeneration of the tarsus. Examination revealed distal loss of pain and temperature sensation and widespread anhidrosis. Sural nerve biopsy demonstrated severe reduction in small-caliber myelinated fiber density but only modest reduction in unmyelinated axons, the pattern of type V hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN V). DNA analysis showed that he was homozygous for a mutation in the NTRK1/high-affinity nerve growth factor (TrkA) gene, his parents being heterozygous. Mutations in this gene are known to be responsible for HSAN IV (congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis). The two disorders are therefore likely to be allelic.

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PubMed1999

[A clinical and experimental study on autologous nail transplantation ophthalmoplasty].

OBJECTIVE: To seek for better materials for ophthalmoplasty. METHODS: The nails were used as autografts in an experimental and a clinical study. The paws were subcutaneously grafted in the backs of 15 rabbits. The nails were used as the tarsus to constitute the lower eyelid on one patient. On another patient, the toenails were used to restore fracture of the base of the orbit. RESULTS: Without reject reaction, the paws were encapsulated by fibrous tissue ten weeks after grafting. The six patients were followed up for 1 to 5 years and were satisfied with the plastic operations. CONCLUSION: The nail is a practical and an effective autograft in ophthalmoplasty.

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PubMed1975

[Atypical oculoplastic surgery in children (author's transl)].

The problems of restorative surgery for inborn eyelid-alterations are indicated here with examples. The following experiences result. 1. Inborn eyelid colobomas without disfigurement of the inner canthus are in general readily correctable. 2. Inborn eyelid colobomas with a disfigured inner canthus and atresia of the canaliculi hardly ever permit the production of a cosmetically satisfactory inner canthus, and never permit a functionally satisfactory one. The use of lacoductorhinostomy, according to L. Jones, is problematic here. 3. The correction of inborn eyelid colobomas in the case of Goldenhar's syndrome is difficult because, due to additional dermoids and fibromas, irregular excisions become necessary. Thus, the lid margin becomes significantly deformed. A considerable temporal displacement of the skin cannot be avoided. 4. Any plastic correction of an inborn, genuine eyelid tumor is difficult, if the important structures of the eyelid--especially the tarsus and levator muscles--are only fragmentarily developed. In the case of the large, soft fibroma of the upper eyelid in neurofibromatosis, only a static eyelid in middle position can be accomplished. 5. Very often, motility problems arise in this connection. Both in Goldenhar's disease and in Recklinghausen's disease, primary dysplasis of the rectus externus muscle occurs.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1975

[Ball and socket ankle joint and tarsal synostosis (author's transl)].

Ball and socket ankle joints in 4 patients with "tarsal coalition" have first been described by Lamb and later by others. This report deals with a further case. The boy with a congenitally short left leg and absence of the lateral two toes was seen at the age of 4 months. He was again seen at 11 years of age after a sprain of the right ankle. Roentgen-examination showed calcaneotarsal synostosis and a ball and socket ankle joint with a fatigue fracture of the lateral metatarsal. The shape of the ankle joint appears to be part of a non-inheritable congenital defect with early embryonal disturbance of cleft formation in the tarsus.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed2002

[Bilateral lagophthalmos in lepromatous leprosy. Case report].

CASE REPORT: A case of bilateral facial palsy with paralytic ectropion, lagophthalmos and corneal damage secondary to corneal exposure in a long-standing patient with lepromatous leprosy is presented. Correction of paralytic ectropion was performed by medial cantoplasty, tarsal strip and Medpor lower eyelid spacer implantation. Lagophthalmos was corrected by gold weight implant in the upper tarsus. DISCUSSION: Ocular findings in leprosy appear in 72% of patients. Facial nerve palsy occurs in 3-19.8%, being bilateral in 5%. In long standing cases with corneal complications secondary to exposure, surgical treatment is required.

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PubMed1976

Tinaminyssus juxtamelloi sp. n. (Acari: Dermanyssidae; Rhinonyssinae) from the nasal passages of the band-tailed pigeon, Columba fasciata, in New Mexico.

Tinaminyssus juxtamelloi sp. n. is described from the nasal passages of Columba fasciata in New Mexico. The new species is most similar to Tinaminyssus melloi (Castro) 1948 and T. turturi (Fain) 1962, but differs in (1) possessing only 5 pairs of ventral opisthosomal setae, (2) presence of 3 pairs of enlarged setae on the dorsal opisthosoma at the posterolateral margin of the podosomal plate (1 pair) and at the lateral margins of the opisthosomal plate (2 pairs), (3) elongate shape and larger size of the poststigmatic plates, and (4) chaetotaxy and solenidiotaxy of the legs, especially tarsus I with a cluster of 4 solenida and 1 club-shaped solenidion on the apex of the dorsum. The relationships of this with allied species of the genus Tinaminyssus from columbiform birds are briefly discussed.

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[A new mite species Radfordia sigmomys sp. n. (Acari: Myobiidae) parasitizing Sigmodon alstoni (Rodentia: Sigmodontidae) from Central America].

A new myobiid species Radfordia (Hesperomyobia) sigmomys sp. n. (Acari: Myobiidae) ex Sigmodon alstoni (Rodentia: Sigmodontidae) from Central America is described. This description is based from the females, proto-, dueto- and tritonymphs. Female (4 spec.). Body 500-510 (in micrometers) long and 295-320 wide. Length of setae: ve 90-95--widely lanceolate, 10-15; vi 23-25, sci 95-105, sce 90-100, d1 80-85, d2 70-90, d3 20-25, d4 23-27, l1 75-90, l2 80-85, l3 25-27--all narrowly lanceolate; d5 10-15, l4 10-15, ic1 25-30, ic2 80-90, ic3 85-90, ic4 15-18, pg1 10-15, pg2 30-40, pg3 8-10--all hair-like. Protonymph (2 spec.). Idiosoma with 14 pairs of dorsal setae, including el and 2 pairs of very short anal setae, and 4 pairs of ventral setae, including l5. Length of setae: vi 25, ve 23-25, sci 50-52, sce 125-130, d1 18, d2 16, d3 10-12, l1 10-15, l2 12-16, l3 10-13--all lanceolate; d4 6, ic1 l1, ic2 25-27, ic3 15--all hair-like. Leg chaetotaxy II-III: II coxa 0--trochanter 0--genu + femur 2 (1 solenidion)--tibia 4--tarsus 7 (1 solenidion), III 0-0-0-3-6. Deutonymph (2 spec.). Setae 14 added. Length of setae: vi 25-27, ve 30-35, sci 65-70, sce 120-155, d1 20, d2 16-18, d3 11-13, d4 10-13, l1 20-27, l2 10-15, l3 l1--all lanceolate; l4 6, ic1 13-15, ic2 35-40, ic3 25--all hair-like. Leg chaetotaxy II-III: II 0-0-3(1)-4-7(1), III 0-0-1-3-6. Tritonymph (2 spec.). Setae d5 and ic4 added. Length of setae: vi 34(35), ve 45(40), sci 80(75), sce 140(150), d1 23(25), d2 25(25), d3 13(10), d4 13(10), l1 100(90), l2 22(25), l3 25(27)--all lanceolate; l4 6(5), d5 4(5), ic1 12(15), ic2 45(50), ic3 35(40)--all hair-like; setae 14 microchaetae. Leg chaetotaxy II-IV: II 1-1-3(1)-4-7(1), III 0-1-1-3-6, IV 0-0-1-3-4. This new species is closely related to R. (H). sigmodontis Radford, 1951 ex Sigmodon hispidus from USA. The females of these two species are not distinguishable from each other. While the tritonymphs differ by the following characters. In R. (H.) sigmomys sp. n., the length of setae ic2 and ic3 are 40-50, sci--75-80, l1 90-100. In R. (H.) sigmodontis, the setae ic2 and ic3 are microchaetae, the setae sci and l1 are 30-40 and 10-15 in length respectively.

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PubMed2003

[Egretta garzetta as a bioindicator of environmental pollution in Tai Lake region].

There were four species of Ardeidae in Tai Lake. The dominant vegetations in the habitat were Pinus massoniana, Cinnamomum hupehanum, Quercus acutissema, Ulmus prmila and Myrica rubra, which were suitable for Egretta garzetta to make nests. The area of the habitat was about 7 hm2, where there were totally 4200 Egretta garzetta nests with the density of 0.38 nest per tree in average. Studies on Egretta garzetta breeding ecology showed that the incubating time was 19-21 days, the average egg weight was 23.9 +/- 4.0 g(n = 41), and the average egg size was 44.5 +/- 4.1 mm x 32.6 +/- 4.9 mm(n = 41). The mean clutch size and brood size were 5.02(2-8) and 3.86(2-7), respectively, and the hatching rate was 84.25%. The measurements of Egretta garzetta nestling tarsus did not show any asymmetry (P > 0.05). Egretta garzetta fed mainly on small fish and shrimps in Tai Lake. The analysis results of Tai Lake samples showed that the pollutants including HCH, HCB, cyclodience, DDTs (DDT, DDE and DDD), PCBs, Cr, Hg and Pb in Egretta garzetta eggs were detected except Cd, and these pollutants accumulated through prey chain from sediments and preys to nestlings. Comparing samples from Tai Lake and those from Poyang Lake as relatively unpolluted area, only the concentration of DDTs residues was higher than 2 micrograms.g-1 in both lakes, and the other residues from Tai Lake like organochlorine insecticides, PCBs and heavy metals were all lower than those from Poyang Lake, and did not affect the development and breeding success of Egretta garzetta at present.

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PubMed2003

Reproductive and morphological effects of halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles on captive American kestrels (Falco sparverius).

Sixty-four adult captive American kestrels (Falco sparverius) were exposed to a dietary source of halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles (HDBPs), a group of organohalogens proposed to have a natural origin. Adult kestrels were assigned to four treatment groups that were administered a different dose of HDBPs [high, 140 microg/(bird x d); medium, 4.3 microg/(bird x d); low, 0.13 microg/(bird x d); control, 0 microg/(bird x d)]. Exposure began prior to pairing and continued during breeding until approximately 28 d after hatching of the final eggs. Juvenile and adult kestrels accumulated HDBPs in carcass tissue, plasma, and liver. In addition, HDBPs were transferred to yolks during egg development. Low dietary absorption efficiencies (0.011-0.029) indicated that HDBPs were effectively cleared from kestrels either from increased elimination, metabolism, or a combination of the two processes. Reproductive and morphological endpoints examined for HDBP-induced changes included egg volume, egg mass, eggshell thickness, egg fertility, clutch size, liver and whole body mass, antebrachium, central retrice, tarsus, ninth primary, and wing cord lengths. Few statistically significant dose-dependent effects were observed. Hepatic tissue samples from selected individuals underwent histomorphological evaluation. Although the hepatic function was not evaluated specifically in these birds, no clinical signs suggestive of liver disease or gross hepatic anomalies were observed. Only minor histomorphological changes were detected in the hepatic tissue. The lack of serious effects suggests that HDBPs are not an acute reproductive threat to avian populations.

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PubMed2003

Lead accumulation in feathers of nestling black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) experimentally treated in the field.

Although lead can attain high concentrations in feathers, interpretation of the biological significance of this phenomenon is difficult. As part of an effort to develop and validate noninvasive methods to monitor contaminant exposure in free-ranging birds, lead uptake by feathers of nestling black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) was evaluated in a controlled exposure study. Four- to 6-d-old heron nestlings (one/nest) at Chincoteague Bay, Virginia (USA), received a single intraperitoneal injection of dosing vehicle (control, n = 7) or a dose of lead nitrate in water (0.01, 0.05, or 0.25 mg Pb/g body wt of nestling; n = 6 or 7/dose) chosen to yield feather lead concentrations found at low- to moderately polluted sites. Nestlings were euthanized at 15 d of age. Lead accumulation in feathers was associated with concentrations in bone, kidney, and liver (r = 0.32-0.74, p < 0.02) but exhibited only modest dose dependence. Blood delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity was inhibited by lead, although effects on other biochemical endpoints were marginal. Tarsus growth rate was inversely related to feather lead concentration. Culmen growth rate was depressed in nestlings treated with the highest dose of lead but not correlated with feather lead concentration. These findings provide evidence that feathers of nestling herons are a sensitive indicator of lead exposure and have potential application for the extrapolation of lead concentrations in other tissues and the estimation of environmental lead exposure in birds.

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PubMed1992

[The eye and acromegaly: apropos of a case of ptosis].

A 60-year-old woman presents with bilateral ptosis and tearing, predominant on the right and existing since many years. Upper tarsus is much enlarged on the right; lacrymal glands are palpable under the upper lid and seem enlarged as well. CT scan and RMN confirms the hypertrophy of subcutaneous lid tissues, lacrymal glands and ocular muscles. The patient is aware of a progressive change in her physical aspect since years. Medical work-up diagnoses major acromegaly. Discussion about the consequences of acromegaly upon the ocular adnexa.

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[The ontogenetic variability of the morphometric traits of 2 species of ixodid ticks in the genus Rhipicephalus].

Variability of 10 morphometric characters at all phases was investigated on laboratory cultures of R. turanicus and R. bursa. It has been shown that variability increases from phase to phase. R. turanicus nymphs of both sexes differ in the length of gnathostoma and length of the 1st tarsus. In nymphs of R. bursa sexual dimorphism manifests itself on 8 characters, in all cases sizes of organs are greater in female nymphs. Besides, engorged female nymphs are reliably greater than male ones in length and mass of the body. Mature females and males of R. bursa also reliably differ in the total body length as well as in sizes of all examined structures. Females and males of R. turanicus do not differ in body length but differ in 9 other morphometric characters. Correlation analysis of characters was carried out individually for each phase and sex. Correlation coefficient between characters are most low in larvae. In R. turanicus male and female nymphs the coefficients are close. In R. bursa female nymphs correlation coefficients are noticeably lower than in male ones. The level of independence of characters in female nymphs defines the degree of manifestation of sexual dimorphism at this phase: the closer the links between characters, the lesser the number of characters revealing sexual differences. Coefficients of correlation of characters coincide in males of both species. In females of R. turanicus they are lower than in males that determines the strengthening of sexual dimorphism at the phase of imago.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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