Undescended Shoulder Disease
Undescended shoulder disease is not the usual medical name. Doctors usually call this condition Sprengel deformity, Sprengel shoulder, congenital high scapula, or congenital elevation of the scapula. ...
Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A – Z)
Sprengel Deformity
Sprengel deformity is a birth condition in which one shoulder blade, called the scapula, stays higher than normal because it does not move down to its usual place during early baby development in the ...
High Shoulder Blade
A high shoulder blade usually means one shoulder blade sits higher than normal from birth. The medical name is Sprengel deformity or congenital high scapula. “Scapula” means shoulder blade. In this ...
High Scapula
High scapula is a condition where one shoulder blade sits higher than normal on the back from birth. Doctors usually call it Sprengel deformity, congenital high scapula, congenital elevation of the ...
Upward Displacement of the Scapula
Upward displacement of the scapula usually means congenital elevation of the scapula, which is most often called Sprengel deformity or Sprengel shoulder. In this condition, one shoulder blade sits ...
Congenital Elevation of Scapula
Congenital elevation of scapula means a baby is born with one shoulder blade sitting higher than normal. The shoulder blade is called the scapula. In this condition, the scapula does not move down to ...
Congenital Radial Head Dislocation
Congenital radial head dislocation means the top part of the radius bone, called the radial head, is out of its normal place at the elbow from birth. The radius is one of the two forearm bones. Its ...
Congenital Elbow Dislocation
Congenital elbow dislocation usually means a baby is born with abnormal alignment around the elbow joint, most often a congenital radial head dislocation. It is rare, is often present in both elbows, ...
Congenital Bowing of Long Bones
Congenital bowing of long bones means a baby is born with one or more arm or leg bones that curve more than usual. It is not one single disease. It is a sign that can happen in several conditions, ...
Humero-Radio-Ulnar Intercalary Transverse Meromelia
Humero-radio-ulnar intercalary transverse meromelia is a rare birth defect of the arm. In this condition the upper arm bone (humerus) and the two forearm bones (radius and ulna) are missing or very ...
Congenital Absence of Upper Arm and Forearm with Hand Present
Congenital absence of the upper arm and forearm with the hand still present is a rare birth difference where the baby is born without the long bones of the arm (humerus and forearm bones), but the ...
Femorotibiofibular Intercalary Transverse Meromelia
Femorotibiofibular intercalary transverse meromelia is a very rare birth problem where the middle parts of the thigh and leg bones are missing or very under-developed, but part of the lower leg or ...
Tibiofibular Terminal Transverse Meromelia
Tibiofibular terminal transverse meromelia is a very rare birth problem where a baby is born without the lower part of the leg and without the foot on one or both sides. In this condition the two ...
Elbow Valgus Deformity
Elbow valgus deformity means the forearm points too far away from the body when the elbow is straight. Doctors also call this cubitus valgus. A small “outward” angle at the elbow is normal and is ...
Varus Flexion Deformity
Varus flexion deformity means that a joint is bent in two ways at the same time.“Varus” means the lower part of the leg (or bone) points inward, so the limb looks bow-shaped. In the knee, the ...
Varus Elbow Deformity
Varus elbow deformity means that the elbow is bent inward, so the forearm points toward the middle of the body instead of slightly away from it when the arm is straight. Doctors often measure this ...
Acetabular Avascular Necrosis
Acetabular avascular necrosis means part of the socket of the hip joint (the acetabulum) loses its blood supply, and the bone tissue in that area slowly dies. Doctors also call this problem a form of ...
Acetabular Sclerosis of the Hip Joint
Acetabular sclerosis of the hip joint means the bone in the socket part of the hip (the acetabulum) becomes extra thick and hard just under the smooth cartilage. Doctors also call this subchondral ...
Subchondral Sclerosis of the Hip Joint
Subchondral sclerosis of the hip joint means that the bone just under the smooth joint cartilage has become thicker, harder, and denser than normal. This dense layer sits right under the cartilage of ...
Aseptic Necrosis of the Hip Joint
Aseptic necrosis of the hip joint means that a part of the head of the thigh bone (femoral head) dies because its blood supply becomes too low or stops, but there is no infection. In simple words, ...
