are affected. Being born with this deformity‚ I know first hand the affects and complications that come with it. Club Foot or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) refers to the way the baby’s foot is positioned at a sharp angle to the ankle‚ like the head of a golf club. Club Foot is a relatively common birth defect and is usually an isolated problem for an otherwise healthy newborn. Club Foot can be mild or severe‚ and inhibit one or both feet. This deformity will hinder a child ’s development
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Mario and the Magician Illness and Deformity In Thomas Mann’s "Mario and the Magician‚" Mann uses illness and deformity to symbolize the driving force towards disaster. It is in the illness of the characters that the setting for disaster is made‚ which then beings on a downward spiral once the character of Cipolla enters the story. Cipolla is not only mentally ill‚ but he is deformed. Much of his deformity is left a mystery for it is described so vaguely by the narrator. The first episode of
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doing things to themselves just to get people to notice their appearance. Others are not as lucky and don’t have a “normal” appearance or even come close to it. After living with deformities for so long‚ some people stop caring about their appearance after a while. Society stereotypes and rejects people who have deformities because they appear different; whether or not the person is actually good or bad. Some people believe that a deformed person is evil because their outward appearance reflects their
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Definition: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder. It affects the small joints of hands and feets‚ and the lining of joints that results in painful swelling. Swelling can cause bone erosion and joint deformity. RA is an autoimmune disorder‚ in which the immune system falsely attacks own body’s tissues. Rheumatoid arthritis not only causes a joint problem‚ but it can also affect the other organs of the body such as the skin‚ eyes‚ lungs‚ and blood vessels
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degree of an angular deformity or dysfunction of limbs and planning suitable treatment and evaluating treatment outcome. In human orthopedic surgery using standard terminology and reference ranges of intact skeletal
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Commonly deformity is symbolic… whether it represents the good and purity in someone or the corruption in their very soul is a different story. In the book‚ “Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde‚ deformity is used to symbolize the corruption and degradation of Dorian’s soul. Dorian’s own beauty could be considered a deformity and this deformity destroyed Dorian’s life. He has an unnatural‚ surreal beauty and it’s this beauty that causes him to become so evil and corrupted. It’s the reason behind his madness
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In the past few years‚ citizens of Minnesota have discovered deformed frogs scattered throughout the state. There are many speculations as to how the frogs got such deformities. Some scientists believe that its something in the waters of the Minnesota wetlands‚ other factors could be parasites or ultraviolet radiation. Minnesota is not the only location in the world that has reported deformed animal sightings‚ but almost three-quarters of the deformed frogs were reported in Minnesota. This is not
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Paget Disease of the bone was first described by English surgeon Sir James Paget in 1876. He observed certain clinical findings in five male patients. Each of these individuals displayed certain deformities on a minimum of two skeletal areas. When describing this condition‚ he used the term osteitis deformans by which the disease is also known. He felt‚ at first‚ that he was describing a rare inflammatory-type disorder. However‚ there were soon numerous papers published on similar findings in
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child will have nerve damage‚ which can mean that they will have little or no feeling in the legs‚ feet and or arms. (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/spina-bifida/DS00417 2012) Another indicator could be a build up of fluid in the brain. Spinal deformity occurs most frequently in patients with Myelomeningocele. It can manifest as kyphosis‚ scoliosis or lordosis. Most children diagnosed with Spina Bifida also have an allergy to latex. (http://www.everydayhealth.com/health-center/spina-bifida-symptoms
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My father spared no expense in these experiments. My mother had been liberally dosed with cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ and arsenic during her ovulation and throughout her pregnancy with me. It was a disappointment when I emerged with such commonplace deformities. My albinism is the regular pink-eyed variety and my hump‚ though pronounced‚ is not remarkable in size of shaped as humps go. My situation was far too humdrum to be marketable on the same scale as my brother’s and sisters’. Still‚ my parents noted
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