Older adults with gout and hyperuricemia are more likely to have worse lower extremity function than their peers, but their upper body function appears to be similar, a study has shown. Lower ...

Inspect the legs from the groin to the feet noting any asymmetry, skin changes, hair distribution, varicosities, or edema. Signs of vascular insufficiency include pallor, coolness, cyanosis, atrophy, ...

Mr. A, age 22 years, came to the campus health services with a chief complaint of bilateral lower-extremity weakness that began several days earlier. He explained that he had an upper respiratory ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

A 58-year-old obese African American man with congestive heart failure presents with swelling and lesions on his lower extremities. He first noticed the swelling 2 years earlier, and several painless, ...

The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 4-month-old male presents to pediatric dermatology clinic for evaluation of new-onset red spots on his ...

Objective Examine the effectiveness and unintended consequences of prevention strategies for reducing female/woman/girl athletes’ lower extremity (LE) injuries. Design Systematic review with ...

Objective To identify which exercise combinations are most effective as part of a lower extremity injury prevention programme for team-sport athletes. Design Umbrella review. Data sources A ...

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