Open AccessCONGENITAL ELEPHANTIASIS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRICTION BY ANOMALOUS BANDS
Author(s) -
A. W. Farmer
Publication year - 1948
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery - british volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0968-7300
pISSN - 0301-620X
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.30b4.606
Subject(s) - elephantiasis , constriction , position (finance) , completeness (order theory) , medicine , pediatrics , anatomy , cardiology , mathematics , immunology , business , filariasis , finance , helminths , mathematical analysis
Congenital anomalous bands of the extremities are variable in position, depth, and in the completeness of their encirclement. They represent one of a group of abnormalities which are often present in the same individual. Cases associated with gross lymphoedema are rare. The treatment of such a case is presented.
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