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ankylosed

[ang´kĭ-lōsd]

affected with ankylosis.

an·ky·losed

(ang'ki-lōst),

Stiffened; bound by adhesions; denoting a joint in a state of ankylosis; fused.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

an·ky·losed

(ang'ki-lōst)

Stiffened; bound by adhesions; denoting a joint in a state of ankylosis.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about ankylosed

Q. Is ankylosing spondylitis genetically inherited?

A. It is known today that ankylosing spondylitis (spondyloarthritis) has a very strong genetic connection. It is not a disease inhertited by a single gene that is dominant, but certainly there is genetic predisposition in families (and a more detailed information- about 90% of the patients express the HLA-B27 genotype).

Q. I have had ankylosing spondilitis for over 25 years. What is available at this point to mitigate the effects?

A. The mainstay of the treatment severe ankylosing spondylitis today are "anti-TNF", drugs that affect the immune system through blocking the action of a protein called TNF.

Other optional treatments include sulfasalazine and thalidomide.
Of course, all these treatments require prescription and consultation with a doctor (in this case usually rheumatologist).

You may read more here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ankylosingspondylitis.html

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The tendency of ankylosed maxillary molars (case 2) to be severely infraoccluded usually indicates early extraction [Kurol and Koch, 1985].

Atypical retention of infraoccluded primary molars with permanent successor teeth

(78) 15 THAs (2006) Age: 17.8 years Lessened joint space, joint sclerosis, flattened femoral head, and inclination of femoral neck 3 patients with ankylosed joint Follow-up: 9.7 years 1 acetabulum was revised No pain, daily activities returned to normal Lachiewicz et al.

Surgical Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis A Review

Nonetheless, the modified anatomy that we have already mentioned makes THA a demanding and challenging technique with failure rates ranging from 14% to 29% in ankylosed hip [13-15].

Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of a Proximal Femoral Shaft Fracture in a Patient with Bilateral Congenital Hip Disease

Currently, his spine is fully ankylosed but there is some movement at the atlanto-axial and atlanto-occipital joint, more so at the former.

Spontaneous bilateral quadriceps rupture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: A case report

Fractures of the ankylosed and osteoporotic vertebral column in patients with AS are relatively common after trivial trauma [5-8].

Transpseudarthrosis Osteotomy with Interbody Fusion for Kyphotic Spinal Pseudarthrosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis by a Single Posterior Approach: A Retrospective Study and a Brief Relevant Literature Review

However, the main principles include resection of the ankylosed segment, use of interposition materials, and postoperative physiotherapy [4-6].

Formation of Condyle-Like Structure after Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis: Literature Review and Long-Term Follow-Up of Two Patients

Complications of surgical extraction of ankylosed primary teeth and distal shoe space maintainers.

Opciones de tratamiento en un paciente con perdida prematura de segundos molares primarios: zapato distal modificado

In Group A 31 patients and in Group B 5 patients had associated illness in the form of hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, chronic bronchitis, obesity, diabetes mellitus, ankylosed contralateral hip, benign hyperplasia of prostate and parkinsonism.

Dynamic hip screw in fractures of the proximal femur

Moreover, after all these operations and the long-lasting immobilization of the knee, there was a complete failure of the extensor mechanism and the joint was ankylosed in the extended position.

Management of a distal femoral non-union with coexisting failure of the knee extensor mechanism using osteobridge knee-arthrodesis system--a case report/ Zbrinjavanje nezaraslog distalnog dela femura praceno neuspelom ugradnjom mehanizma za ekstenzijukolena pomocu sistema artrodeze kolena osteomostom--prikaz slucaja

(10) Ankylosed spine disclosed by cervical spinal cord injury Gedouin et al.

Spinal cord compression: an infrequent complication of SAPHO syndrome

Treatment includes joint interpositional arthroplasty to remove the ankylosed tissue and meniscus.

Using the silastic as interpositional material in the management of left temporomandibular joint ankylosis

Experimentally, it was shown that endosseous implants placed in young pigs have imitated the effects of ankylosed teeth [51].