[The Apert Foot: Anatomical Changes, Classification, Thoughts on surgical Treatment]. / Der Apert-Fuß: Anatomische Veränderungen, Klassifikation und Überlegungen zur Operation.

Diagnosis and therapy of the Apert foot are scarcely described in extant literature. This article describes anatomical changes observed in 30 Apert feet. By analysis of X-rays and computed scans 5 types of bony Apert foot malformations were identified. We developed therapeutic recommendations based on this classification.

[Possible Compartment Syndrome of the Hand in Patients with chronic post-traumatic Pain - 2 Case Reports]. / Fragliches Kompartmentsyndrom an der Hand bei chronischen posttraumatischen Schmerzen ­ 2 Fallberichte.

The authors present two young patients with atypical development of painful post-traumatic hand muscle compartment syndrome. The first patient showed congenital hyperplasia of the thenar and first dorsal interosseous muscle and developed chronic exertional pain that only occurred after trauma and is indicative of compartment syndrome. The second patient developed compression of the second palmar interosseous muscle due to post-traumatic haematoma in the third interdigital space.

[Three-year-old child with osteoid osteoma of the thumb: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenge]. / Dreijähriges Kind mit Osteoid-Osteom am Daumen: diagnostische und therapeutische Herausforderung.

A three-year-old girl experienced a fifteen-month odyssey before the surgical removal of an osteoid-osteoma at the distal phalanx of the thumb to relieve her pain. Osteoid-osteoma is a benign bone tumor rarely found in the hand and not yet described as occurring in a small child in extant literature. In one of the first x-ray examinations, a small foreign body was found in the soft tissues of the right thumb. This finding subsequently led to the assumption that trauma was the cause for the pain.We critically discuss the numerous examinations and therapies that the child underwent as well as the lack of interdisciplinary cooperation among specialists for more than a year. The thumb was immobilized for months because of pain and is slowly being reintegrated into the child's body scheme following the last successful intervention.This publication highlights this tumor's rare occurrence in a small child and the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation facilitated today by digital media. This, along with early diagnosis, could save unnecessary suffering and financial resources.