What's the difference between calamistrum and metatarsus?
Calamistrum
Definition:
(n.) A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs.
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Metatarsus
Definition:
(n.) That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
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(1) These authors, therefore, conclude that this modified surgical approach is a viable alternative to the previously described procedures for resistant metatarsus adductus.
(2) These functional results justify attempts to maintain weight bearing areas or, at least, the knee, whatever the duration of healing or amputation of a toe or of the metatarsus; in Syme's amputation of the leg, healing requires 2 to 4 months.
(3) One hundred twenty radiographs of the foot were evaluated for hallux abductus angle, lateral talometatarsal angle, and metatarsus primus elevatus position.
(4) The authors describe their operative approach to metatarsus primus adductus deformity when present in conjunction with a congenitally short first metatarsal.
(5) In fact, the diagnosis of metatarsus primus elevatus with associated advancing degenerative joint disease is probably being missed in a significant number of patients.
(6) In 21 clinically adducted feet (48%) the main cause of residual deformity was metatarsus varus alone or metatarsus varus in spite of talonavicular overcorrection; in five feet the cause was talonavicular subluxation.
(7) Many methods of fixation have been used after proximal abductory metatarsal osteotomies for the correction of metatarsus primus varus.
(8) The dilemma of metatarsus adductus was reviewed in this clinically illustrated essay.
(9) injection within the physiologically perfused thigh, the concentrations in the reduced perfused metatarsus still show a convincing tendency to higher values after i.a.
(10) The metatarsus varus, very frequently associated with the hall valgus, means the escape of the first ray from the effect of the transverse intermetatarsal ligament.
(11) The deformity of hallux abducto valgus is often accompanied by the deformity of metatarsus primus varus.
(12) The therapy consisted of an arthrodesis of the midtarsal joints along with a transfer of the tibialis-anterior-tendon to metatarsus V. In all three cases both deformity and pain disappeared.
(13) Skewfoot must be differentiated from metatarsus adductus, metatarsus varus, and metatarsus adductovarus.
(14) Caudal superficial epigastric flaps enabled coverage to the metatarsus.
(15) Metatarsus adductus and medial tibial torsion are common in term infants.
(16) A young man had hereditary sensory radicular neuropathy with relapsing ulcer of the foot and, in addition to previously known clinical features, osteoarthropathy with hallux valgus, metatarsus primus varus, exostosis, and pes planus.
(17) At birth, metatarsus adductus was found to be more frequent in twins than in single infants (41% vs 16%; P less than 0.01), but occurred with equal frequency in single preterm and term infants (16% vs 12%).
(18) The stiffness of the tibia-metatarsus joint of several spider-species was determined for different loading conditions.
(19) This paper reports the stabilization of an open comminuted fracture of the metatarsus of a rare white Arabian oryx using an original Ilisarov-fixator.
(20) Although many papers have been written on metatarsus adductus, few have used radiographic criteria for either the diagnosis of or in determining correction of metatarsus adductus.