We report a case of a 21-year old male with an asymptomatic solitary costal exostosis incidentally detected on a chest X-ray. The exostosis originated from the costochondral junction of the left fourth rib and protruded into the thoracic cavity. Exploratory thoracoscopy showed that the exostosis had scratched the adjacent pericardium and visceral pleura. A 5.5-cm long rib segment including the ...

the growth pattern of the mandible, and condylar damage during childhood results in severe functional and cosmetic impairment1. Costochondral graft is the most recognised method for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) reconstruction in paediatric patients because of its potential for growth2,3. However, problems still remain, such as inevitable donor site morbidity and unpredictable growth4,5. A few ...

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...

OBJECTIVE To examine the feasibility of a new method of laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) that uses a bioabsorbable plating system consisting of polylactic and polyglycolic acid and provides some advantages over currently used methods. DESIGN AND INTERVENTIONS Anterior subglottic stenosis was created in 10 beagles that then underwent LTR using an autologous costochondral graft. External la...

BACKGROUND Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis in children often leads to facial deformity, functional deficit, and negative influence of the psychosocial development, which worsens with growth. The treatment of TMJ ankylosis in the pediatric patient is much more challenging than in adults because of a high incidence of recurrence and unfavorable growth of the mandible. CASE REPORT This i...

Osteochondroma is an osseous protuberance with cartilaginous growth potential that usually forms at the ends of long bones such as knee, hip, shoulder and joints(1). Osteochondromas are one of the most common benign tumours of bone, approximately 35% to 50% of all benign tumors and 8% to 15% of all primary bone tumors (2). Only about 1% of these occur within the head and neck region (1). The mo...

The insufficient healing capacity of articular cartilage necessitates mechanically functional biologic tissue replacements. Using cells to form biomimetic cartilage implants is met with the challenges of cell scarcity and donor site morbidity, requiring expanded cells that possess the ability to generate robust neocartilage. To address this, this study assesses the effects of expansion medium s...