immobility and consolidation of a joint due to disease, injury, or surgical procedure. adj.,adjankylot´ic. Ankylosis may be caused by destruction of the membranes that line the joint or by faulty bone structure. It is most often a result of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, in which the affec...
In one case complete fibrous ankylosis resulted from rheumatoid arthritis and in the other an injury is believed to have caused deformity of the mandibular condyle with partial fibrous ankylosis of the joint.doi:10.1016/S0030-4220(57)80012-7H.J.J. Blackwood...
A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE USE OF RADIUM IN MOBILIZING JOINTS HAVING FIBROUS ANKYLOSIS FOLLOWING TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITISThese activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the ...
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