From the back of the foot to the front, doctors call them the proximal, middle, and distal phalanges. The big toe or hallux contains only two phalanges, which are proximal and distal. The ...

Evaluation of the upper urinary tract was indicated, and intravenous urography revealed some irregularities along the distal portion of the left ureter and the proximal portion of the right ureter.

Introduction There is a general belief that the pathology of the patellar tendon is limited to the proximal pole, however this has not been studied in detail. This is unfortunate since the location of ...