Enthesitis and ankylosis in spondyloarthropathy: what is the target of the immune response? Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 985-994.Braun J, Khan MA, Sieper J (2000) Enthesitis and ankylosis in spondyloarthropathy: What is the target of the immune response? Ann Rheum Dis 59, 985 -994e....
An X-ray indicating avascular necrosis in the knee. Lesson Quiz Course 2.3Kviews Causes of Avascular Necrosis We don't always think of bone as a living tissue, but it is. Thus it requires blood to thrive, just like the rest of the body. So what causes the blood flow to our bones ...
Even though it is not talked about very often in running communities, a “stiff big toe” (or as it's often referred to, 'hallux limitus') can actuallybe a very common source of pain inthe ankle, knee, hip or lower back. Functional Hallux Limitus - Physician Version - FDFAC - San ...
Saucerization isa surgical procedure performed to treat a discoid (disc-shaped) meniscus in the knee jointwhich is more prone to injury. What is Arthroclasia? [ är′thrō-klā′zhə ] n.A forcible breaking up of the adhesions in an ankylosis to allow more mobility in the joint. How ...
(almost everything below the elbow/knee is non-muscular). Many animals’ limbs are tendinous/elastic toward their distal end (toes), so the limbs tend to become less actively controlled by the nervous system and become more of a mechanical control system (sometimes involving a non-neural “...
in the management of peripheral disease [45]. There may also be differences in the biology of arthritis in that joint; as an illustration, one study showed different epigenetic changes of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in the knee as compared to the hip of patients with rheumatoid arthritis [46]...
causing partial or total restriction in the ability of a joint to move. Ankylosis can affect any joint in the body but is more common in knee, shoulder, ankle, and hip joints. The most common causes of ankylosis include inflammatory and degenerative processes,congenital disorders, trauma, infect...