Background Many styles of TLSOs can be used in the treatment of congenital and infantile scoliosis. A standard anterior open TLSO design with no window openings is one of the more common styles. A specific TLSO called the “Kalibus” was developed for the treatment of congenital scoliosis in very young children. The Kalibus consists of a rigid pelvic section, a floating pad with adjustable tensio...

Five cases are presented to exemplify technical difficulties and complications which may be encountered when performing distraction osteogenesis in the facial skeleton. The procedure should be performed under close supervision by the surgical and orthodontic colleagues. Errors in the choice of vector may be managed by earlier removal of the distractor and subsequent traction on the previously o...

Background and Aim: Marginal adaptation has a significant role in the success and longevity of indirect restorations. This experimental study compared the effect of intraoral and extraoral scanning on the marginal adaptation of the crowns which was made using the CEREC AC system. Materials and Methods: A Typodont maxillary first molar was prepared and served as the master die for an all-cera...

Introduction/Objective. Class III malocclusion is caused by changes in skeletal and/or dentoalveolar structures with a typical mesial relationship of posterior teeth. The ?Y? appliance and the screw according to Bertoni can be used treating maxillary retrognathism period mixed dentition. aim study was determine compare on patients treated Y Bertoni. Methods. Forty were included this study. samp...

BACKGROUND Fibroblastic foci profusion on histopathology and severity of traction bronchiectasis on highresolution computed tomography (HRCT) have been shown to be predictors of mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fibroblastic foci (FF) profusion and HRCT patterns in patients with a histopathologic dia...

BACKGROUND Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM); however, little is known about the factors influencing the prognosis for PM/DM/CADM-associated ILD. (PM/DM/CADM-ILD). The aim of the present study is to assess prognostic factors for PM/DM/CADM-ILD. METHODS The clinical features and...

We present five cases of cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis occurring in patients after recent T cell deplete allogeneic stem cell transplantation (AlloHSCT). These cases were complicated by an organising pneumonia (during the recovery period) with a predominantly central peribronchial pattern. All patients presented with evidence of active CMV pneumonitis which was treated successfully with ant...

Our aims were to examine the etiology and biomechanical properties of the nonrelaxing upper esophageal sphincter (UES) and the relationship between UES opening and failed relaxation. We examined the relationships among swallowed bolus volume, intrabolus pressure, sagittal UES diameter, the pharyngeal swallow response, and geniohyoid shortening in 18 patients with failed UES relaxation, 23 healt...

The clinical results of oblique sliding (subcondylar) osteotomy of the mandibular rami performed by the extraoral or intraoral approach were compared. The patient material comprised 40 patients with mandibular prognathism. Twenty patients were operated upon using the extraoral approach and 20 patients were operated on using the intraoral approach. All patients had intermaxillary fixation for 7 ...

causing him to fall awkwardly to the ground. He was unable to bear weight. He was transported to a nearby hospital emergency department, where he was noted to be in considerable pain, with his leg foreshortened, adducted, and internally rotated. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs demonstrated a posterior dislocation of the left hip. Within 2 hours of the injury, gentle traction and manipul...