In addition to functionally correcting skeletal facial deformities, orthognathic surgery also has a great impact on aesthetics and proportions. However, patients who have soft tissue changes, such as flaccidity, may not achieve an ideal result, require complementary surgical techniques that promote aesthetic refinement. The literature less invasive is limited, therefore, this work aims report t...

Morquio's disease has been variously d Brailsford Morquio dystrophy, choi dystrophy, atypical chondrodystrophy. Professor L. Morquio of Montevideo de, essential features of the disease for the firs recognized the condition as a hereditary d] cartilage and bone resulting in dwa generalized skeletal deformity (Morquio, 1 Although Morquio was the first to rec condition as a distinct clinical entit...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by acid-fast mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli. Spinal involvement occurs in less than one percent of TB. Spinal TB (Pott's disease) accounts for 50% of skeletal TB. Though it most commonly affects the thoracolumbar junction, it can occur at any level of the spine. Early diagnosis and treatment is mandatory in order to avoid neurolo...

120 a Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University. b Professor, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Oral Science Research Center, The Institute of Cranio-Facial Deformity, Yonsei University. Corresponding author: Chung-Ju Hwang. Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, 250, Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-75...

In 1929 Morquio' described an osseous condition characterized by a widespread, symmetrical deformity of the skeletal system. It was characterized by a shortening of height and an anterior posterior deepening of the thorax. In contrast, the extremities have normal dimensions, although there are deformities present such as flat feet and genu valgum. Since then, Ruggles2, Meyer and Brennemann', Ba...

This is the first review on orthognathic surgery in Malaysia. The records of a total of 84 patients seen between 1977 and 1999 in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya were analysed. Skeletal III deformity formed 85% of the sample with a female dominance of 2 to 1. The patients' age ranged from 17 to 36 years, with a mean of 25.3 year...

We report a case of premature arrest of the proximal tibial apophysis leading to genu recurvatum deformity following below knee amputation for congenital tibial pseudarthrosis. In the literature there are reported cases of genu recurvatum following early growth arrest at the proximal tibial apophysis, these typically followed fracture, skeletal traction or surgery and we believe this to be the ...

Morquio's disease has been variously d Brailsford Morquio dystrophy, choi dystrophy, atypical chondrodystrophy. Professor L. Morquio of Montevideo de, essential features of the disease for the firs recognized the condition as a hereditary d] cartilage and bone resulting in dwa generalized skeletal deformity (Morquio, 1 Although Morquio was the first to rec condition as a distinct clinical entit...

Arthrogryposis (multiple congenital joint contractures) is an uncommon problem. Because there are many causes, correct diagnosis is important to predict the natural history and determine appropriate treatment. Inconsistent terminology has caused confusion about both diagnosis and treatment. Amyoplasia, the most common type of arthrogryposis, is characterized by quadrimelic involvement and repla...

The treatment of deformities of the nasal septum and the hypertrophy of the turbinates is necessary because in many of these cases the deformity is of exclusive respiratory cause, in which case the patient will be submitted to maxillary impaction to correct this vertical skeletal growth pattern. When impacting the maxilla, it is a fact that the nasal cavity will be diminished, because when the ...