Related to ankylosis:fibrous ankylosis an·ky·lo·sis alsoan·chy·lo·sis(ăng′kə-lō′sĭs) n. 1.The consolidation of bones or their parts to form a single unit. 2.The stiffening and immobility of a joint as the result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion. ...
Thymic hyperplasia describes a nonneoplastic condition of the thymus, characterized by an increased number of the constituent cells of the organ. This concept was initially introduced by Castleman in the late 1940s to define the thymic changes seen in as
Injury to the plantar plate has become more common with the advent of artificial surfaces, such as turf, with the term “turf toe” now applied to a variety of injuries at the first metatarsophalangeal joint. These can be disabling injuries with persistent symptoms and can delay return to ...
Mathsany symbol, term, letter, etc., used to indicate or express a specific operation or process, such as Δ (the differential operator) Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 The following article is fromThe Great Soviet Encyclopedia(1979). It might be out...
“bamboo spine” appearance in the late stages. Kyphotic deformity, an ankylosis of the craniocervical junction, can also be observed in AS [75]. PsA affects men and women equally, usually after age 30. Psoriasis and PsA both run in families; they are more common in whites than in other...
d. Cold injury, residuals of, such as: frostbite, chilblain, immersion foot, trench foot, deep-seated ache, paresthesia, hyperhidrosis, easily traumatized skin, cyanosis, amputation of any digit or ankylosis. e. Cold urticaria and angioedema, hereditary angioedema. ...
The development of new strategies such as the bio-root may provide an alternative for titanium implants in cases where the existence of functional periodontal ligament can benefit the long-term success of prosthetic rehabilitation [3], [26]. However, one of the major concerns is the costs ...
but their use is limited by significant adverse effects that appear during long-term therapy [1]. The second group of drugs, DMARDs, target inflammation in the course of RA, reducing disease activity and severity, improving physical function, and slowing damage; they can be divided into synthet...
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of the study is to briefly review the molecular mechanisms that leads to structural damage in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), defined as new bone formation resulting in complete or incomplete ankylosis of the spine, and the impact of treatment with biologics to retard...
The term “ossification” refers to the process of bone formation, which can be physiological, pathological, or ectopic. This distinction is not always straightforward. For example, while human atherosclerotic plaques initially accumulate small calcifications formed on cell debris [5], these ...