i. Tuberculosis of the knee-joint is in the very large majority of cases initially a synovial infection, and remains so for a long period, and is sometimes entirely confined to the synovia. 2. X-ray examination is of no real value in the early diagnosis which must be made and treatment started long before X-ray changes are apparent. 3. Despite treatment the disease tends to involve the whole jo...

On^ of the most common and very bad complications of fractures and injuries of joints is adhesions resulting from trauma or infection. While a good surgical result is necessary in the treatment of these injuries, it is very essential to obtain one which is good functionally. Applications of moist or dry heat and manipulations have of course been used for a long time, but while most valuable, th...

a Preventive Dentistry Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; b Dental Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; c Dentofacial Deformities Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Dental School, Sh...

This case reports the usage of human amniotic membrane combined with a costochondral graft as an interpositional material in temporomandibular joint reconstruction for the first time in humans. Because of the favorable outcome 20 months postoperatively, it has to be considered as an approach bringing to light the antiadhesive potential of amniotic membrane. This case report must be regarded as ...

Axial spondyloarthritis is a chronic inflammatory immune-mediated rheumatic disease that mainly affects the sacroiliac joints and spine encompasses both sub-units - ankylosing spondylitis its preceding phase non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. The characterized by two main immunopathological processes – inflammation pathological new bone formation, causal relationship of which still not f...

BACKGROUND Avulsion of permanent front teeth is a rare accident, mostly affecting children between seven and nine years of age. Replanted and splinted, these teeth often develop inflammation, severe resorption or ankylosis affecting alveolar bone development and have to be extracted sooner or later. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate different therapy concepts to create a st...

Ankylosis may be defined as the fusion of joint surfaces. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is a condition that may cause chewing, digestion, speech, esthetic and psychological disorders. It is a devastating disorder resulting in inability to open the mouth. As a result of this, General anaesthesia, is very difficult to administer because laryngeal inlet is not directly visualized. Even t...