Stress fractures of the toes are rare. Most reported fractures of the proximal phalanx of the great toe have been associated with halux valgus deformity. Two cases are presented that illustrate ...

The patient was found to have a normal uric acid level but an elevated random glucose level (17 mmol/L, normal 3.9–6.1 mmol/L). Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed. The patient then admitted to a 7-year ...

DXA has been widely accepted as a noninvasive method for BMD measurement in adults as well as in pediatric subjects (1). An important shortcoming of DXA is that it measures an areal density, so that ...

1 Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA 2 Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Correspondence to: Professor ...