background: heat therapy is one of the natural treatments that can affect the information transferred by the proprioceptive receptors. heat has an effect on the conduction velocity of peripheral nerves, but the exact effect of two kinds of deep and superficial heat on the joint position sense is not known clearly. the present study aimed to compare the effect of deep and superficial heat on ank...

introduction: the regulation of neuroendocrine axis is one of the most important goals in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. disease modifying drugs such as chloroquine with low dose steroid is the first choice in clinical practice by some physicians. this combination therapy is evaluated by this study. methods: this survey is a prospective study on furty patients. variables for determining...

conclusions despite the complications of fixation with the dhs device, it remains the most successful for treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. background according to the existing literature, the dynamic hip screw (dhs) is the preferred standard for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. however, some surgeons use other devices such as the locking compression plate (lcp). objectives...

background: different interpositional materials have been used to prevent recurrence after gap arthroplasty in temporomandibular joint ankylosis. in this study, the temporalis superficial fascia flap was evaluated as an interpositional material after condylectomy.   materials and methods: 9 cases of unilateral or bilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis were evaluated in this study with a fo...

background there is controversy regarding routine prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis (dvt) in patients treated via a short leg cast or splint following lower extremity trauma. results there were 95 patients with an average age of 38 ± 13.7 (77.9% males); 46 patients had at least one risk factor for dvt. the d-dimer test was positive in 21(22.1%) patients. dvt was confirmed by due in 3 patient...

purpose ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries among athletes and instability and injury to this joint is responsible for long time loss of physical and recreational activity. also, it can impose high costs to sport teams. prevention of this injury is an important concern of practice and rehabilitation. one way of reducing the possibility of ankle joint injury is using an ankle orthosi...

statement of the problem temporomandibular disorders (tmds) include a wide range of diseases such as masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joint (tmj) dysfunctions. the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders among patients who referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgery department of shaheed beheshti dental school, iran, 2007-2008. material and me...

background: surgical treatments for acromioclavicular (ac) joint dislocation present with some complications. the present study was designed to evaluate the double-button fixation system in the management of acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation. methods: this cross sectional study, done between february 2011 to june 2014, consisted of 28 patients who underwent surgical management by the do...

normal axial alignment restoration in lower extremities is crucial for surgeons performing reconstructive surgeries. since reference normal values of axial alignment are affected by age, sex, and ethical issues, we tried to scrutinize these parameters in iranian adults and compare them with normal values in literatures. through a cross-sectional design, standing axial alignment views of lower e...

Background: IGF-1 and certain other cytokines have been shown to exert inflammatory/anti-inflammatory roles in chronic joint diseases. Objective: To assess the effect of IGF-1, IL-27 and IL-35, their interaction and their receptor expression in a rheumatoid arthritis model. Methods: Freund’s adjuvant-induced chronic joint inflammation was operated on 160 male rats. Animals were divided into his...